Logistics and Resources for communications, mathematics, and science components of first river visit - September, 1998
	Drop of Water or The Life of a Drip: writing assignment prior to water testing establish guidelines for content, length, story line, and illustrations Internet access to Water Science for Schools for more information
	Three Seasons Testing: Chemical, Bacteriological, and Benthic: on-site testing at Vergennes Falls bussing for three consecutive days - 20 students each day establish groups and designated locations establish testing stations - one station for each test < each station supported by parent volunteers provide benthic collection and examination materials provide multiple and readable copies of each test (include benthic keys) provide Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring by Mitchell and Stapp, 1995 provide data collection sheets of all tests for each group provide calculators and assistance
	Video Interviews: two students each of three days video camera video cassettes on-site media specialist for assistance and training with later editing
Other Activities (during the year):
	Winter and Spring Site Visits: prediction based activities using testing procedures to support hypotheses about climactic influences on water quality Symposiums: on water quality, pollution, social responsibility to environment and communities. Combines student work in language arts and social studies with river studies. What Happens When: establish purpose and guidelines for changing variables provide materials: markers, scissors, paste/glue, rulers, die, spinners National Patterns: (examining internet data bases and maps and describing patterns, trends,