Monday: activity 4 on living indicators- filled in a chart using a formula to determine the number of MSC critters and water quality
HW: finish the two analysis questions and finish water contamination illustration from Friday
How does water get contaminated??? draw the items below for your water contamination illustration due TUESDAY 10/2
- run off over landfills (dissolved solids)
- run off over farms (nitrates, fertilizers, pesticides)
- run off from streets (oil/gasoline)
- dissolved oxygen levels too high or low
- manure/toxic waste- biological contamination
- heavy metals from pipes under ground
- more MSC = healthy water!
- more pollution tolerant critters = unhealthy water!
- pollution intolerant= MSC= cannot survive in polluted waters
- pollution tolerant: CAN survive in polluted waters
- Living Indicator: living critter that can survive in a contaminated stream
TUESDAY:
turn in water contamination illustration
act. 5 lab on nitrates getting into the water
WEDNESDAY:
activity 9 reading and questions
THURSDAY:
type out answers/ water cycle and human impact
FRIDAY:
Water Quiz
