Contents -- TEACHER EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY WATERSHED DYNAMICS? -- LEVELS OF INQUIRY -- GUIDING STUDENT INQUIRY -- SECTION 1. UNDERSTANDING WATERSHED DYNAMICS -- SECTION 2. PROTOCOLS: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH -- SECTION 3 - INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: FIELD STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS -- SECTION 4 - INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: STORMWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE -- ASSESSMENT -- REFERENCES -- INTERNET RESOURCES -- SOURCES OF AIR PHOTOS, MAPS, AND SUPPLIES -- STUDENT EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY -- MEETING THE STANDARDS -- AUDIENCE -- WHY WATERSHED DYNAMICS? -- RELEVANCE -- CONNECTIONS -- RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES -- CRITICAL THINKING -- LEVELS OF INQUIRY -- GUIDING PROTOCOL-LEVEL INQUIRY -- Related Activities -- CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE RESEARCH -- Field Studies and Experiments -- Stormwater Treatment Design Challenge -- GUIDING STUDENT INQUIRY -- ABOUT THE TEACHER EDITION -- SECTION 1 -- UNDERSTANDING WATERSHED DYNAMICS -- MODEL RESPONSES TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Watershed Dynamics -- Chapter 2: What's in a Watershed? -- Chapter 3: Biological Communities in Streams -- Chapter 4: Physical Characteristics of Streams -- Chapter 5: Stream Chemistry -- Chapter 6: Modeling and Management -- SECTION 2 -- PROTOCOLS -- INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH -- PROTOCOL 1-WATERSHED FIELD SURVEY -- PROTOCOL 2-OBJECT RECOGNITION USING MAPS AND AIRPHOTOS -- PROTOCOL 3-DELINEATING A WATERSHED -- PROTOCOL 4-ANALYZING STREAM INTEGRITY USING REMOTE SENSING DATA -- Activity 4.1-Stream Integrity and Aquatic Communities -- Graphs Created by Students in Activity 4.1 -- ONLINE FILES ARE AVAILABLE ON EI'S WEB SITE -- PROTOCOLS 5-7-MACROINVERTEBRATES AND WATER QUALITY -- ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES -- PROTOCOL 8-MEASURING STREAM DISCHARGE -- PROTOCOL 9-AQUATIC CHEMISTRY.

PROTOCOL 10-COMPUTER MODELING WITH STELLA -- INITIAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PART 1 -- WRAP-UP SUGGESTIONS FOR PART 1 -- INITIAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTS 2 AND 3 -- WRAP-UP SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTS 2 AND 3 -- OTHER NOTES FOR PARTS 2 AND 3 -- DOWNLOADING STELLA SOFTWARE -- Activity 10.1-Modeling Land Use and Streamflow -- Activity 10.2-Modeling the Management of a Watershed to Limit Eutrophication -- Downloading the Model and Related Files -- Model Responses to Activity Worksheet Questions -- Activity 4.1-Stream Integrity and Aquatic Communities -- Activity 10.1-Modeling Land Use and Streamflow -- Activity 10.2-Modeling the Management of a Watershed to Limit Eutrophication -- Scenario I -- Scenario II -- Scenario III -- SECTION 3 -- INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: -- FIELD STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS -- PEER REVIEW -- STEPS IN CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE RESEARCH -- CHOOSING A RESEARCH TOPIC -- Scientists build on each other's work -- Research commonly begins with informal explorations -- DEVELOPING TOPIC IDEAS -- PLANNING AND CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS USING PROTOCOLS -- ANALYZING DATA -- Planning Ahead -- Choosing the Appropriate Type of Graph -- A LOOK AT VARIABILIT Y -- INTERPRETING RESULTS -- DESIGNING PRESENTATIONS -- INQUIRY TEACHING TIPS -- Choosing a Research Topic -- Questions about Protocols -- SECTION 4 -- INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: -- STORMWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE -- SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE -- Step 1. Define the Problem -- Step 2. Identify Design Solutions and Select the Best Alternative -- Step 3. Build, Test, and Use the Best Design -- Step 4. Evaluate the Constructed System -- Step 5. Plan Your Presentation -- Step 6. Present Your Work -- MAKING SYNTHETIC STORMWATER -- ASSESSMENT -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT -- EXAMPLE ASSESSMENT RUBRICS FOR EI STUDENT RESEARCH -- Assessment Criteria for Student Research -- Assessment Rubrics for Poster Presentations.

Assessment Rubric for Written Reports -- SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- WATERSHED STUDIES -- INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE -- OTHER BOOKS IN THE CORNELL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY SERIES -- INTERNET RESOURCES -- Invertebrate Identification -- Impervious Surface Information -- Urban Flow Information -- SOURCES OF AIRPHOTOS, MAPS, AND SUPPLIES -- AIRPHOTOS -- LAND USE MAPS -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES FOR AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES -- WATER CHEMISTRY TEST KITS AND PROBES -- NOTES.