Description

An extensive curriculum that uses the exploration of the Water Quality Index to teach students STEM-based skills that they will apply through classroom and field activities to satisfy Section VI (Water Pollution) of the AP Environmental Topics Outline. In a culminating field activity, students utilize appropriate techniques and instrumentation to identify their watershed and perform chemical and biological analyses to determine the water quality index of a local waterway. Concepts covered include: watersheds, Water Quality Index, physical, chemical and biological water quality parameters, nutrient loading, hydrological variables, watershed ecology, remediation measures, and point-non-point pollution sources.