Benthic
Invertebrates in Our Waters
The EPA provides excellent
pictures and complete descriptions of many of the interesting creatures that
are found at the
bottom of our state's beautiful water bodies.
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthosclean.html
Kids
in the Creek
Provides a wide variety
of useful material including curriculum, sample questions, vocabulary, and follow-up
activites.
http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/kr/ed/kidsinthecreek/curriculum.htm
Aquatic
Macroinvertebrate Identification Key
This site provides an excellent key for identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates.
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/StreamStudyHomePage/StreamStudy.HTML
The
Rivers Are Alive
This pdf provides identification sheets for your
students as well as educational pre-visit and post-visit activities.
http://www.nps.gov/sacn/forteachers/upload/RAAcurriculum.pdf
|