Web Site
http://www.rochester.edu/warner/getreal

When
Saturdays, October 11 & 18

General Information
The Get Real! Science Action Saturday's offers middle school girls the opportunity to study a water ecology problem in an attempt to answer the question: “What evidence exists that something (or someone) is polluting the Irondequoit Stream?”

Participants will develop a personal investigative approach for determining the health of a local stream and the implications for our community. They will learn:

• biological indicators like benthic macroinvertebrates (fun, creepy crawly things)
• chemical indicators such as pH, nitrates and phosphates
• physical indicators such as temperature and velocity of stream flow.

Instructors

Lead Professor
April Luehmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Science Education, Teaching and Curriculum
Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
University of Rochester

Graduate Student Instructors
Laura Farra
Kyra Hawn
Sarah Hurley
Tenny Jordan
Scott Michel
Jeff Paradis
Kiesean Riddick
Tracy Varalli
Maria Velez
Kate Whitney

Location
The Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Sponsored by:
The University of Rochester Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development