Stream Quality Stream Quality Analysis Analysis

Problem Based Problem Based Learning Module Learning Module

Kerry HartmanKerry Hartman

Fort Berthold Community Fort Berthold Community CollegeCollege

Overall Goal 1: Participants will Overall Goal 1: Participants will apply problem-based learning to a apply problem-based learning to a real life situation (i.e., water real life situation (i.e., water quality).quality).Overall Goal 2: Participants will Overall Goal 2: Participants will learn water quality standards and learn water quality standards and data interpretation.data interpretation.

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives Objective 1: Participants will become familiar Objective 1: Participants will become familiar

with problem-based learning methodologies with problem-based learning methodologies and processes.and processes.

Objective 2: Participants will understand Objective 2: Participants will understand primary water quality standards. primary water quality standards.

Objective 3: Participants understand Objective 3: Participants understand acceptable levels of select water quality acceptable levels of select water quality parameters.parameters.

Objective 4: Participants will be able to Objective 4: Participants will be able to correctly interpret stream quality data to correctly interpret stream quality data to determine stream quality. determine stream quality.

Materials Needed:Materials Needed:

Water quality standardsWater quality standards Water quality database-instructor Water quality database-instructor

could take students out to gather could take students out to gather data on-site.data on-site.

Introductory materials on problem-Introductory materials on problem-based learningbased learning

Presentation and analysis software, Presentation and analysis software, computercomputer

Time Frame:Time Frame:

May vary from 1 class periods to 5 May vary from 1 class periods to 5 class periods Class period is 90 class periods Class period is 90 minutesminutes

Lesson PlanLesson Plan Instructor needs to prepare by obtaining water Instructor needs to prepare by obtaining water

quality standards and (Standard methods for water quality standards and (Standard methods for water quality analysis and state EPA water quality quality analysis and state EPA water quality standards)standards)

Make or purchase enough copies for participantsMake or purchase enough copies for participants

Data acquisition-Instructor needs to obtain local Data acquisition-Instructor needs to obtain local water analysis results or do field sampling and water analysis results or do field sampling and testing with students for classic parameters (i.e., testing with students for classic parameters (i.e., pH, nitrates, dissolved OpH, nitrates, dissolved O22, VOCs. SOCs, etc) , VOCs. SOCs, etc)

I had actual stream analysis data for 5 selected I had actual stream analysis data for 5 selected streams on Fort Berthold Reservation.streams on Fort Berthold Reservation.

Lesson PlanLesson Plan Introduce participants to problem-based Introduce participants to problem-based

learning model.learning model.

Provide participants with information on Provide participants with information on acceptable levels of selected water quality acceptable levels of selected water quality parameters including: EPA Standards, parameters including: EPA Standards, Ranges, labels (ppm, mmpl), Ranges, labels (ppm, mmpl),

Participants will also be introduced to Participants will also be introduced to natural and man made influences on natural and man made influences on parameters and problems caused by parameters and problems caused by excesses or insufficient amountsexcesses or insufficient amounts

Lesson PlanLesson Plan

Data Collection-If instructor has Data Collection-If instructor has access to recent, reliable water access to recent, reliable water quality data regarding local surface quality data regarding local surface water, data is introduced and briefly water, data is introduced and briefly explained to students including explained to students including sampling sites, testing sampling sites, testing methodologies, times, seasonal methodologies, times, seasonal variations, and possible outliers.variations, and possible outliers.

Lesson PlanLesson Plan Participants will produce an example of Participants will produce an example of

acceptable water quality sampling results.acceptable water quality sampling results.

Participants (if water testing data is not Participants (if water testing data is not available this is the time when field testing available this is the time when field testing would result)would result)

Participants will evaluate prepared or obtained Participants will evaluate prepared or obtained water quality data relevant to state and national water quality data relevant to state and national standards including developing a presentation of standards including developing a presentation of the analysis of their results regarding sample the analysis of their results regarding sample data with comparison to standards.data with comparison to standards.

Lesson PlanLesson Plan

If possible, participants are divided into If possible, participants are divided into small group with the groups comparing small group with the groups comparing the same data.the same data.

Participants present findings via paper or Participants present findings via paper or PowerPoint, including ranking sample PowerPoint, including ranking sample water bodies from highest quality to water bodies from highest quality to lowest quality.lowest quality.

If participants worked in small groups If participants worked in small groups discussion should be conducted discussion should be conducted regarding comparison of findings.regarding comparison of findings.

Hartman Lesson PlanHartman Lesson Plan

Problem Based Learning Problem Based Learning IntroIntro

Participants are shown PowerPoint Participants are shown PowerPoint and involved in question discussion and involved in question discussion session regarding methods and session regarding methods and expectations of this lessonexpectations of this lesson

Fort Fort Berthold Berthold Map and Map and

Data Data CollectioCollection Sitesn Sites

Fort Fort BerthoBertho

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Executive Summary

Executive Summary Continued

Water Quality Water Quality ParametersParameters

Physiochemical Water Quality Physiochemical Water Quality Parameters on Fort Berthold Parameters on Fort Berthold

ReservationReservation

Distribution Statistics for water Distribution Statistics for water quality parameters on NW Great quality parameters on NW Great

Plains in Montana used as Plains in Montana used as comparison standardscomparison standards

Results of Field Meter Readings and Results of Field Meter Readings and Water Quality Analyses for Sampling Water Quality Analyses for Sampling Sites on Fort Berthold Reservation Sites on Fort Berthold Reservation

DiscussionDiscussion

Individual students and/or small groups Individual students and/or small groups are given sufficient time (one to two are given sufficient time (one to two class periods) to familiarize themselves class periods) to familiarize themselves with water quality standards, field with water quality standards, field sampling results, and analyses of sampling results, and analyses of similarities and differences. similarities and differences.

Individually or in small groups students Individually or in small groups students compare rankings of tributaries on Fort compare rankings of tributaries on Fort Berthold.Berthold.

SummarySummary

Instructor and students compare and Instructor and students compare and discuss actual study results with discuss actual study results with student results to evaluate student results to evaluate similarities and differencessimilarities and differences

Assessment Assessment

Instructor and participants rate Instructor and participants rate similarity level between study similarity level between study results and participant results.results and participant results.