This document appears to be a fieldbook or workbook for students participating in a river project. It includes sections for labeling river features on maps, measuring river characteristics like flow rate, assessing habitat quality, sampling macroinvertebrates, and listing key vocabulary. Students are to complete the various sections and record their observations and data from activities at different stations along the river.

1. My fieldbook
FULL NAME:______________________________
GROUP:_________ DATE:__/__/___
PLAN PROXECTA. PROXECTO RÍOS. 21-22
Polo río abaixo vai...
O RÍO BAÍÑA
BILINGUAL ACTIVITIES
IES PRIMEIRO DE MARZO
Virxe da Rocha 20
BAIONA
email: ies.primeiro.marzo@edu.xunta.es

2. A.Label every structure you know HOMEWORK
B. RIVER COURSES.Put each word on the suitable arrow STATION 1
lower, delta-estuary, river mouth, oxbow lake, tributary, middle, flood plain,
waterfall, marsh, upper, meander,

3. LIST OF COMPULSORY AND RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
AND CLOTHING.CLASS TIME
Complete these two lists below. The first is the clothing and equipment that is
compulsory (minimum) for all outdoor activities. Please consider your own specific
needs and bring additional items if you will need them. The second list is
recommended equipment (not compulsory but useful)
-Compulsory clothing and equipment.
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-Recommended equipment (bring if you can)
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4. C.MAP WITH LOCATIONS
D.CROSS RIVER SECTION. Label every structure STATION 1
Put each word on the suitable place: river bed, river bank, river channel, river
level

5. RIVER PROJECT 21-22
TIMETABLE 2022
STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 STATION 6
1st
shift All groups
2nd
shift Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 5
3rd
shift Group 5 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
4th
shift Group 3 Group 5 Group 1 Group 2
5th
shift Group 2 Group 3 Group 5 Group 1
6th
shift All groups
Groups (underline the group you belong to)
• Group 1. [participant1:……..…., participant2:…………,
participant3:…………..]
• Group 2 [participant1:……..…., participant2:…………,
participant3:…………..]
• Group 3. [participant1:……..…., participant2:…………,
participant3:……...…..]
• Group 4. [participant1:……..…., participant2:…………,
participant3:……...…..]
Stations Write the members of the station
• STATION 1: …………………………………….
• STATION 2: …………………………………….
• STATION 3: …………………………………….
• STATION 4: …………………………………….
• STATION 5: …………………………………….
• STATION 5: …………………………………….

6. KEY VOCABULARY HOMEWORK
Write down the new words you have learnt with Galician translations.
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E.GALICIAN RIVERS AND DRAINAGE BASINS. STATION 1
Where are you? Write our situation and draw our river at the right place on the map.
• Our river is________________ and it is located on________ of Galicia and leads
to_____________ocean.

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F.PARTS OF A WATERSHED. STATION 1
Put each word on the suitable arrow:main river channel, watershed, mouth,
source of the river, tributary, tributary, confluence
G.STREAM SECTIONS: MEASUREMENTS STATION 3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
H.STREAM VELOCITY: THE FLOATING LEMON. STATION 3
• Time 1:
• Time 2:
• Time 3:

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10. Fieldsheet to study the river STATION 1
Date:____/______/_______ Time: :_________________ River: :__Baíña____
Basin: :_________________ Council: :_________________
Inspectors: :____________________________________________________________
Today’s weather: :_________________last 48-hour-weather: :___________________
UTM coordinates (x) start: 513322 UTM coordinates (y) start: 4662429
UTM coordinates (x) end: : 513045 UTM coordinates (y) end: 4661978
UTM coordinates (x) sample: 513133 UTM coordinates (y) sample: 466267
10.1. HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL QUALITY. STATION 2
A. Habitat
• Is the water flowing?
Yes No
• Is the water level at the average of the season?
Yes No
• Frequency of rapids in the sample unit
High 10 points
Medium 8 points
Occasional 6 points
Water flowing, without rapids 4 points
Stagnant 2 points
• Number of categories (see the chart below)
CATEGORIES IN THE SECTION
• Rough and shallow water
• Rough and deep water
• Gentle and shallow water
• Gentle and deep water
1 4 points
2 6 points
3 8 points
all 10 points
• Riverbed substrate
Blocks and rocks % <10% 2 points
>10% 5 points
Cobble and gravel % <10% 2 points
>10% 5 points
Sand % <10% 2 points
>10% 5 points
Mud and clay % <10% 2 points
>10% 5 points
• Shade on the river
 Completely shaded 7 points
 Shaded with openings 10 points
 Many openings 5 points
 Unshaded 3 points
• Heterogeneity
Canopy scarce 2 points
moderate 4 points
excessive 6 points
Logs/branches  2 points
Exposed roots  2 points
Natural dams  2 points
• Aquatic vegetation coverage scarce <10% moderate>10% high>50%
Moss and filamentous algae  5 points  10 points  5 points
Algae attached to rocks  5 points  10 points  5 points
Aquatic plants  5 points  10 points  5 points
Final value:_____
Symbol IHF value Interpretation
 dry
 > 60 Healthy habitat. Excellent for development of macroinvertebrate communities. Total applicability of
biological indexes.
 40-60 Habitat can cope with a good macroinvertebrate community, but due to man or natural reasons, some
elements are non-represented. Some restrictions in applicability of biological indexes will be found.
 < 40 Poor habitat. Very likely to obtain low values in biological indexes. Careful interpretation of biological
values should be made.

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B. Riparian forest (river forest) STATION 3
• Write down the riparian forest quality given by QRISI index
L (left riverbed)* R (right riverbed) *
Good  
Moderate  
Poor  
*Downwards view
C. Flow rate (volume of water) STATION 3
Stream width (m) _______ stream section (m2
) _________ stream flow rate (m3
/s) _______
Steam depth (m) ________ stream velocity (m/s) _______
D. Disturbances STATION 4
• Water colour
 transparent
 murky
 muddy
 others ______
• Detected disturbances
 erosion
 oil
 foam
 legal effluent discharge
 illegal effluent discharge
 extractions
 water treatment plant
 vegetation removal
 material dumping
 canals
 weirs
 dams
 hydroelectric station
 irrigation canals
 sewage pipes
 others ______
• Water smell
 no smell
 rotten eggs
 sewage smell
 petrol smell
 others ______
• Field uses L* R*
With trees  
Riparian forest  
bush land  
beaches  
reforestation  
wetland  
Rock field  
Crops  
Plantation  
Poplar plantation  
Abandoned crops  
Man-disturbed areas  
Fires  
Lumbering  
Urban areas  
Leisure areas  
Roads  
Mining  
Others _______  
*Downwards view
• Sewage pipe
Number of pipes in the section_______
Colour of the effluent______________
Smell of the effluent_______________
• Rubbish/ garbage
 plastics
 paper
 tins/cans
 glass
 tyres
 metals
 electrical appliances
 Others______
• Acoustic pollution
 punctual noise
 continuous noise
 origin/type___________
• Luminic pollution
 low
 medium
 high
 origin/type___________

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10.2. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY STATION 4
10.3. BIOLOGICAL QUALITY. AT THE LAB STATION 5
A. Macroinvertebrates
• Trichoptera caddishfly larvae
 Brachycentridae  Leptoceridade
 Philopotamidae  Rhyacophilidae
 Hydropsychidae  Limnephilidae
 Polycentropodidae Sericostomatidae
 Others________________
• Plecoptera stonefly larvae
 Leuctridae  Perlidae
 Nemouridae  Perlodidae
 Others________________
• Ephemeroptera mayfly larvae
 Baetidae  Ephemerellidae
 Heptageniidae  Caenidae
 Ephemeridae  Leptophlebiidae
 Others________________
• Diptera
 Blephariceridae  Culicidae
 Syrphida  Chironomidae
 Simuliidae  Tipulidae
 Others________________
• Coleoptera beetle larvae
 Dryopidae  Elmidae
 Haliplidae  Dytiscidae
 Gyrinidae  Hydrophilidae
 Others________________
• Heteroptera
 Corixidae  Hydrometridae
 Notonectidae  Veliidae
 Gerridae  Nepidae
 Pleidae
 Others________________
• Planaria flatworm 
• Oligochaeta earthworm 
• Arachnida (Hydracarina) water mite 
• Megaloptera (Sialidae) earthworm 
• Hirudinea
 Erpobdellidae leech  Glossiphoniidae
 Others________________
• Crustacea
 Asellidae  Cladocera water flea
 Gammaridae scud  Astacidae
 Copepoda copepod
 Others________________
• Mollusca snails and mussels
 Ancylidae  Lymnaeidae
 Planorbidae  Unionidae
 Hydrobiidae  Physidae
 Sphaeriidae mussel
 Others________________
• Odonata dragonfly and damselfy larvae
 Aeshnidae  Coenagrionidae
 Lestidae  Calopterygidae
 Gomphidae  Libellulidae
 Others________________
MACROINVERTEBRATE INDEX
 Very good  Good
 Moderate  Deficient
 Bad
B. Biodiversity STATION 5
Aquatic plants..............................................................................................................
 Berro
 Buño
 Callistriche stagnalis
 Carrizo común
 Cercodiana
 Espiga de auga
• Nitrates
 0 mg/l
 5 mg/l
 20 mg/l
 > 40 mg/l
• Oxygen dissolved
 0 mg/l
 4 mg/l
 8 mg/l
Transparency/turbidity
 none sector 1  sector 2  sector 3 sector 4
• pH
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
Saturation % (see the chart
below)
Temperature__ ºC

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 Fento real
 Fontinalis antypyretica
 Glicerapio
 Lentella de auga
 Lirio amarelo
 Pé de boi
 Platanaria
 Ranúnculo acúatico
 Others______________
Trees..............................................................................................................
 Abelaira
 Ailanto
 Ameneiro
 Bidueiro
 Carballo
 Chopo branco
 Chopo negro
 Eucalipto
 Falsa acacia
 Freixo
 Lamiagueiro
 Loureiro
 Plátano
 Pradairo
 Sabugueiro
 Sanguiño
 Salgueiro
 Salgueiro branco
 Salgueiro común
 Ulmeiro
 Vimbieira
 Others______________
Reptiles..............................................................................................................
 Cobra de colar
 Cobra sapeira
 Lagarto das silveiras
 Sapoconcho común
 Tartaruga de Florida
 Others______________
Mammals..............................................................................................................
 Auganeiro
 Lontra
 Musgaño acuático
 Rata de auga
 Visón americano
 Others______________
Amphibian..............................................................................................................
 Limpafontes común
 Limpafontes palmado
 Larvas de limpafontes
 Ovos de sapo
 Ovos de ra
 Píntega
 Píntega verde
 Ra patilonga
 Ra de San Antón
 Ra verde
 Ra vermella
 Sapiño comadrón
 Sapo corriqueiro
 Sapo de esporóns
 Sapiño pintoxo
 Sapo das veigas
 Saramaganta
 Others______________
Fish..............................................................................................................
 Anguía Eel
 Barbo
 Bermelliña
 Boga
 Carpa
 Escalo
 Espiñento
 Gambusia
 Gobio Gubgeon
 Lamprea Lamprey
 Perca americana
 Reo
 Sábalo
 Salmón Salmon
 Troita Trout
 Zamborca
 Others______________
Birds..............................................................................................................
 Alvanco real
 Bilurico bailón
 Cerceta común
 Corvo mariño
 Gaivota
 Galiñola negra
 Garza real
 Lavandeira branca
 Lavandeira real
 Martiño peixeiro
 Merlo rieiro
 Parrulo cristado
 Pita de auga
 Porrón común
 Reiseñor de auga
 Others______________
Invasive species..............................................................................................................
• Fauna
 Ameixa asiática
 Caranguexo sinal americano
 Caranguexo vermello
americano
 Carpa
 Gambusia
 Mexillón de Nova Zelandia
 Perca americana
 Sapoconcho de Florida
 Troita arco-iris
 Visón americano
 Others______________
• Flora
 Acacia negra
 Ailanto
 Cala
 Campaíña
 Cana
 Egeria densa
 Elodea canadensis
 Eucalipto
 Falsa acacia
 Fento de auga
 Herba da pampa
 Herba tintureira
 Mimosa
 Pasto mel
 Sebes
 Tradescantia
 Tritonia
 Others______________
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At the lab: macroinvertebrates STATION 5
Check the main groups of macroinvertebrates you watch with the aid of lab identification sheets
and lens. Choose the more appropriated drawing and write I or N if they are insects or not.
INSECTS OR NON-INSECT GROUPS
An insect is an invertebrate (an animal with no spine) that has three-pairs of legs and
three body divisions: the head is where the mouth, antenna and eyes are located; the
thorax is the attachment site for the legs and wing pads; and the abdomen, which often
has a variety of structures attached including filaments gills and tails. Gills are usually
leaf-like, plate-like, or thin filaments. Non-insect groups are a big variety of different
invertebrates without these characteristics.
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TYPES OF LEAVES STATION 5
Paste or draw here the leaves that you picked and write the name of the
tree/bush/weed in Galician with its scientific name. (At least 5 species)
e.g. Galician name Ameneiro
Scientific name (Alnus glutinosa)
Galician name:__________________
Scientific name: _________________
Galician name:__________________
Scientific name: _________________
Galician name:__________________
Scientific name: _________________

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TYPES OF LEAVES STATION 5
Guess who game STATION 5
Write a short description of the living organism you role-played in this game. The
description should include the main characteristics you need to identify it.
I am a _____________________________________________________________________
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Galician name:__________________
Scientific name: _________________
Galician name:__________________
Scientific name: _________________

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The Alphabetical Game “Pasapalabra” STATION 6
-Write down the correct word to each letter. e.g. river
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
Ñ
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
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Final Reflections HOMEWORK
Answer the following questions when you finished all the activities.
1. What is River-project?
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2. Which rivers are studied at our school?
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3. What is the main objective of this project?
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4. Which activity did you like the most? Why?
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5. Which activity did you like the least? Why?
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CHECK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT . HOMEWORK
Paint these two pictures and label as many structures as you can!