Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Healthy Waters
By the end of this lesson, young scholars will understand how we can use macroinvertebrates to determine the quality of water in a river or stream.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Benthic Marcoinvertebrates to Determine Biodiversity in a River
In this investigation of macroinvertebrates, learners will build rock baskets and place them in various parts of a river to collect insects. Students will group insects according to their pollution tolerance and use the PTI to determine...