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Water Quality

Division: Div C – High School

Event Rules: See the National Rule Manual

National Event Page: Here

Required Materials: Participants must wear eye protection during Salinometer Testing. Teams without proper eye protection must be immediately informed and given a chance to obtain eye protection if time allows.

Description:

Participants will be assessed on their understanding and evaluation of freshwater aquatic environments.

Materials:

Each team may bring one 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper that may contain information on both sides in any form and from any source. The sheet of paper may be laminated or contained in a sheet protector. Affixed labels, as well as multiple sheets of paper, are prohibited. Teams may bring two stand-alone non-programmable, non-graphing calculators, and one student-built salinometer/hydrometer for testing. Participants must wear eye protection during Salinometer Testing. Teams without proper eye protection must be immediately informed and given a chance to obtain eye protection if time allows.

Scoring:

High score wins. Points will be assigned to the various questions and problems. Selected questions may be used as tiebreakers.

Event Resources:

Intro to Hydropshere

NC’s Water Resources

Water Quality

Water Quality in your stream

Impacts and influences

Planning Ahead

2019 Coaches Clinic Handout (2020 Rules)

2019 Coaches Clinic Presentation (2020 Rules)

Water Quality 2018 Coaches Clinic Presentation (2019 Rules)

The Swamp School Youtube Channel

Stream Monitoring Activity

What is Sewage Sludge?

Polluted Runoff 

Media:

None