Information
Sponsors
US Geological Survey
Virginia Department
of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department
of Environmental Quality
Virginia Water Monitoring Council
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Department of Health
US Environmental Protection Agency
Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Virginia Commonwealth University
Chesterfield County
Friends of Chesterfield's Riverfront
Virginia Water Resources Research Center
Adopt-A-Stream
Coordinator
Gary Speiran
About
The
USGS Virginia Water Science Center
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Tools for Schools
This year the
Virginia Water Monitoring Council and associated sponsors of Virginia
Water Monitoring Day invite you and your class to attend or sponsor a water
monitoring event from March through December 2009. See the
State-wide Events page for more information on planned events. As teachers, you and
your class can monitor streams on your own, as well as with the assistance
of professional or volunteer monitors. The links below provide
assistance and guidance related to scheduling class field trips,
obtaining
monitoring kits, and SOL requirements.
Partners for School Field Trips
Organizations wishing to be partners for schools, please contact Gary
Speiran (gspeiran@usgs.gov) to
have information included below.
Blacksburg Area Schools:
Llyn Sharp
Educational Administrator for Outreach, Geological Sciences
Virginia Tech
Phone: 540-231-4080
Email: llyn@vt.edu
Web:
www.outreach.geos.vt.edu
Chesterfield County Schools:
Contact: Lorne Field
Outreach Coordinator
Chesterfield County, Office of Water Quality
Phone: 804-748-1920
Email: fieldl@chesterfield.gov
Explanation of Water Quality Parameters
View the Virginia’s
Water Resources- A Tool for Teachers
This document provides information and
activities to support interdisciplinary, problem-based teaching about
watersheds, water quality, stewardship, and management. This document is
designed to meet Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOLs) and support the
Chesapeake 2000 Agreement's goal to "provide a meaningful Bay or
stream outdoor experience for every school student in the watershed
before graduation from high school."
This material was developed through a
grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment. It was written by
Jeremy M. Lloyd, Assistant Professor of Science Education, and Kathleen
M. Register, Executive Director of Clean Virginia Waterways.
Illustrations and graphic design are by Kevin Bopp.
Download a Power
Point presentation about the Monitoring Kits (ppt)
Download a data collection sheet to use
with your class. (Excel)
(PDF)
Other Pages Regarding This Event
Registration
Monitor your own stream
Statewide Events
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