Brainstorm:
How many of you have washed your family vehicle/bike/toys/driveway/anything with soap and water outside your home? Where does this soapy water go? Is this different than the drain in your shower?
Class Activities:
Round table discussion
Unit review activity
Wrap Up:
What role can citizens like us play in collecting data for scientific/environmental monitoring? Find out about other ‘citizen scientist’ projects:
Everyday citizens can contribute to data collection that is important to long term studying of water, wildlife, etc.
Check out some “citizen scientist” sites:
PDF list of citizen science programs
