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Plan now
to participate in WWMD!
World Water Monitoring Day™ is
an international education and outreach program that builds
public awareness and involvement in protecting water
resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct
basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
Your class, Scout group, 4H
club, home school, or environmental or science club can now
participate in World Water Monitoring Day even if you do not
have any equipment in one of two ways:- Borrow our Water Quality Monitoring
Loaner Trunk (you pay only return shipping)
- Request a World Water Monitoring Day
kit
from the SD Discovery Center.
Go
to
World Water Monitoring Day
, complete the online training, fill out the request
form and the kits will be
mailed to you. .
To borrow the loaner trunk, please contact Anne Lewis at
annelewis@sd-discovery.com or call 605-224-8295.
Which should I
choose?
1. If you don't know which one to pick, the following may help.Borrow the loaner trunk if:
- you are working with older (Grade 6 and up) students OR,
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you want data on a more refined scale.
Request the kit if:- you are working with younger (Grade 3-5) students OR,
- you are ok with wide range data (essentially, some of the
results are the equivalent of "high", "medium" and "low").
2.
Compare the equipment lists:
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Loaner Trunk
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WWMD Kit |
- 4 Celsius thermometers
- 4 sets of pH paper
- 2 dissolved oxygen test kits
- 4 transparency tubes
- Field Guide
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- 1 Instruction booklet (English/Spanish)
- 1 Sample collection jar
- 1 pH test tube
- 1 Dissolved oxygen vial
- 1 Secchi disk decal
- 2 Temperature strips (14-40°C and 0-12°C)
- 50 pH reagent tablets (enough for 50 tests)
- 100 Dissolved oxygen reagent tablets (enough
for 50 tests)
- 1 Color chart for determining DO, pH and
turbidity test results
- 1 Mini pencil
- 1 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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3. Still not sure? Call Anne Lewis at 605-224-8295 to
figure it out! |
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Water Quality Monitoring
Loaner Kits The
water quality monitoring loaner kits were developed to allow
educators and youth program staff (i.e. Scouts, 4H, out of
school time program staff) to incorporate monitoring into their
classroom or program without having to purchase equipment
first. The kits are suitable for Grades 4 -12.
Each kit contains:
4 transparency tubes (60cm) (product
info)
4 Celsius thermometers
4 sets of pH paper
2 dissolved oxygen test kits (product
info)
Field GuideThe loaner kits provide equipment for up to 32 students working in pairs
(or in the case of DO, a group of 4)
to run field tests at four different stations Sampling usually can be completed in
one class period.
The data collected using these kits has real
world application as it needs to be submitted to the
world water monitoring day
database.
The loaner kits were developed to be
compatible with GLOBE specifications and protocols. The
reasons for this are:
- GLOBE is an international program developed and
supported by national and international scientific
organizations.
- GLOBE was developed specifically
for students and offers proven activities that can yield
credible data while providing quality instruction.
- GLOBE has been
aligned with national standards.
- The GLOBE
database is accessible
to everyone, allowing for data
comparison from around the country and world.
- GLOBE
provides extensive and easily accessed support materials and
resources.
Kits are available for one month. Renter is
responsible for return shipping. Please contact
Anne Lewis to schedule your rental.
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