The document summarizes a water quality project on the River Raisin watershed sponsored by the Monroe County ISD. The project involves students from Summerfield, Dundee, and St. Michael schools testing various water quality parameters like temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, and salinity at multiple sites along the River Raisin using GLOBE and LaMotte testing kits. Safety protocols are in place and students are assigned roles like data recording and sample collection to conduct the field studies according to standardized testing procedures.

1. River Raisin Water Quality Project Sponsored by the Monroe County ISD Mr. Dornberg Mrs. Hunter

2. Why are we doing this? "We do not just drink water; we are water. Water constitutes 50 to 90 percent of the weight of all living organisms. It is one of the most abundant and important substances on the Earth.” - GLOBE, Hydrology, The Big Picture

3. What is a Watershed? “ A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.” -US EPA

5. River Raisin Watershed Facts Approximately 1,072 square miles, 150 miles long Home to 140,000 people 5 Michigan Counties: Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Jackson, Hillsdale; small portion of Fulton County Ohio Over 400 lakes & ponds 3,000 miles of man-made drainage systems Source: http://riverraisin.org/features/river_raisin_watershed_info/index_html

6. The Circle of River Life Source: Everyone Lives in a Watershed

7. Project Sites Summerfield Dundee St. Michael

8. REAL Science! GLOBE Program River Raisin Institute LaMotte test kits Chemicals Longitudinal water quality study

9. The Tests Water temperature pH Dissolved oxygen Nitrates Salinity

10. Safety First Life jackets Gloves Goggles Long sleeves No shorts No sandals, open-toe shoes, or heels

11. Group Job Assignments Site plan recorder Data recorder Water sample collector Protocol officer Timer Observers/interpreters

12. Protocol Videos Dissolved oxygen Nitrates Salinity

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