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Welcome to the Monroe County Water Study
// "We do not just drink water; we are water. Water constitutes 50 to 90 percent of the weight of all living organisms. It is one of the most abundant and important substances on the Earth." // - GLOBE, Hydrology, The Big Picture

Three schools were selected to participate in this project based on their close proximity to the River Raisin, and Stony Creek. Students will collect and analyze water samples in the fall and spring. Data will be shared on this wiki and will be available to other classrooms around the world for their own water quality studies.

For our initial study, the students will be measuring water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, and salinity. Since this is a longitudinal study, we will be able to compare results from year to year.

The project facilitators are Cherie Hunter, MCISD Curriculum Resource Consultant, and Jim Dornberg, MCISD Instructional Technology Specialist.

We would also like to acknowledge the support of the [|Monroe County Drain Commissioner], the Monroe County Solid Waste Program, the [|River Raisin Insititute], the [|River Raisin Watershed Council]and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and the University of Toledo [|SATELLITES program.]

Our thanks to the classroom teachers, principals, and parents for supporting our student scientists.