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How Muddy Is The Muddy River
1. How Muddy is the Muddy River?
Patreka J. Wood-Blain
Boston Public Schools
2. What is Urban Ecology?
• Relatively new area of science
• Focuses on the affects of urbanization on
the health of the ecosystems
• The Urban Ecology Institute educates
students about their environment through
hands-on exploration of the unique
ecology at each field site.
3. The Muddy River
• Encompasses 5.6 square miles
• Flows through Boston, Brookline & Newton
• Part of the Charles River Watershed
5. Exploring Your Field Site
• Scavenger Hunt
• Social Ecology Site
Survey
• Mapping Your Field
Site
6. Water Quality Test Kits
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Nitrates
• Salinity
• pH
• Water Quality Data
Sheets
7. Developing a Research Question
• What Makes a Good Research Question?
• Card Sort Game
• Finding a Good Question
• Designing Your Study
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10/31/2006
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• UEI Database
12/26/2006
1/9/2007
1/23/2007
2/6/2007
• Site Survey Data Sheets
2/20/2007
3/6/2007
3/20/2007
4/3/2007
4/17/2007
Gathering Data
5/1/2007
oxygen
water temperature
9. Sharing Research
• The Student Urban Research Gathering
on Ecology (SURGE!) conference in
March
• The Annual Student Research Conference
in May allow students to showcase their
work for fellow students
10. For More Information
• www.muddyriver.wikispaces.com
• Visit www.urbaneco.org
• Email pwood2@boston.k12.ma.us