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Planning and carrying out investigations
Collecting dragonfly larvae and water for mercury
National Park Service citizen science field protocol for collecting draginfly larvae and water samples for mercury analysis
Types of Instruction:
- Fieldwork
Subjects:
- Earth Science, Life Science
Topics:
- Earth's Surface Systems, Human Impacts, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Planning and carrying out investigations
Skills:
- collecting data, following protocols, information gathering and interpreting, measuring, sampling
Standards:
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information