Watershed Tour

Posted by on January 30, 2004

Watershed Tour
Date: 3/20 _Registration deadline 3/10. Cost: $45
Time: 9am – 4pm
Leader: Vivian Williams
Location: LaSalle University, 1900 West Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA. For directions go to http://www.lasalle.edu/campusmap/directions/
Audience: Upper elementary, middle school

Introduce students to stream and river ecosystems through a classroom-based tour of a virtual watershed. Participants will gather data on the chemistry and the biology of a stream and use problem-solving skills to determine the location of their water sample. “Watershed Tour” is a notebook full of opportunities for hands-on experience and includes mapping activities, habitat assessments and activities that focus on the impact of land-use on water quality.

What will you get?
* Continental breakfast and lunch
* Watershed Tour curriculum ($70.00 value)
* PDE Act 48 Continuing Professional Education 6 hours

This workshop is sponsored by the Stroud Water Research Center. For more information, visit their website and click on “Workshops.”

http://www.stroudcenter.org


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