Identify the Creepy Crawlers in Our Ponds & Streams: Task

Task

Each Quest Team will have 3 Research Partners: Decide Positions as a team. It is acceptable for any of these positions to be shared or switched among Partners if and when needed. All partners are expected to work cooperatively.
Director	responsible for overall organization and coordination of the Quest and making sure the work is completed & all steps done on time
Recorder	responsible for recording data, drawings, and identifying of critters, and the number found.
Technology Specialist	responsible for any equipment and its use such as nets, & collecting trays in the field as well as microscope & camera in the lab

Each Quest Team will have 3 Research Partners:

Decide Positions as a team. It is acceptable for any of these positions to be shared or switched among Partners if and when needed. All partners are expected to work cooperatively.

Director

responsible for overall organization and coordination of the Quest and making sure the work is completed & all steps done on time

Recorder

responsible for recording data, drawings, and identifying of critters, and the number found.

Technology Specialist

responsible for any equipment and its use such as nets, & collecting trays in the field as well as microscope & camera in the lab

The following is the Proposed Work Schedule for Our 2 Week Quest
WK	M	T	W	Th	F
Wk-1	OOPs = Orientation, Organization & Planning Engagement	Collecting Trip to Stream Exploration	Collecting Trip to Pond Exploration	Identification KEY Exploration & Explanation	Identification KEY Exploration & Explanation
Wk-2	Field Guide Details Research Explanation	Field Guide Details Research Explanation	Field Guide Construction Explanation	Field Guide Construction Explanation & Evaluation	Field Guide Construction Evaluation DUE
The above work schedule can be flexible. However, plan to stick to the due date.

In teams of three, you will first collect as many different kinds of critters during field trips to our local pond and stream. Remember that as your team collects, you will exhibit respect for the organisms and the environment.

Once you bring them back to our lab/classroom, you'll use our microscopes, cameras, and network-based reference materials to learn about and identify each different organism collected.

Finally, you will develop a Digital Field Guide by organizing all the information you have researched and collected into an interactive PowerPoint or KeyNote presentation.

By completing this process, you'll discover the answers to these two essential questions

How do Scientists organize insects into groups? (Classification)
How can the kind and number of macroinvertebrates tell us how good or bad the water quality is?