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Monitoring Projects with Students
1. WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON
MONITORING PROJECTS
Laura Kelm
Director of Water Quality Programs
NJ Confluence
November 13, 2015
2. Why Work with
Students?
• Many hands make light work
• Field trips can meet two goals at
once - education, data collection
• Connections to school - location,
relationship with educator/school
• Foster environmental stewards
• And more!
3. • Environmental interest
• Varies from casual to potential future career
• Learn about local environment/community
• Looks good on college applications/resume
• Community service hours
• Field trip
• Fun!
Why Students
Work With Us
4. How GSWA Works with
Students
• Interns – high school, college students
• Educational programs
• K - 8th grade: strictly educational
• 9th grade – college: SWaMP
• School Water Monitoring on the Passaic
5. SWaMP
Program Basics
• Involves students in hands-on water monitoring along
the Passaic River and its tributaries
• Chemical, visual, biological monitoring
• Data entered into mapping website – goal: data use!
6. • Data accuracy
• Depends on student motivations, training,
attention to detail
• 8th graders vs. college students
• Safety concerns
• Field work – walking in streams, ticks, etc.
• Test materials
• Protective equipment
• Site Access
• Others?
Some Challenges of
Working with Students
7. • Preventative action depends on situation,
including age and ability of students
• Site access
• Wadable or unwadable
• Appropriate test methods
Addressing
Safety Concerns
8. Addressing Accuracy
Concerns
• Have written procedures!
– Project leaders should read and supervise
students to ensure adherence
• Include info on what, how, when
– Make sure students read and follow any
included directions
• Supervision or auditing
9. Data Use Matters!
• What are you using the data for?
• What level of data accuracy is needed?
• Submitting to DEP vs. screening for problem vs.
educational use
• Parameters, methods, training depend on this
• Study design - session later today!
10. • Kits with tablets
• Safe, easy to use
• Multi-step kits
• More complex – many steps to mess up
• More accurate
• pH paper
• Tricky to read
• Meters/probes
• Need calibration?
• Durable for student use?
Water Chemistry Methods
11. • Basic scientific skills
• Reading a liquid measurement from the
bottom of the meniscus
• How many decimal places to record
• Appropriate estimating
Training:
Water Chemistry
13. • Working with students is not about
getting free, skilled labor
• Students should also benefit
• How?
• How do we make it stick long-term?
Then What?
14. In Review
• Rewarding working with students
• Be aware of potential challenges
• Plan to deal with challenges before they arise
15. Questions?
Laura Kelm
Director of Water Quality Programs
Great Swamp Watershed Association
lkelm@greatswamp.org
973-538-3500, ext. 16