River ecosystems: animal biodiversity

Objective: 

  • Plan and carry out a research project following the steps of the scientific method
  • Learn about animal diversity on the studied ecosystems and water quality

This learning unit includes outdoor activities for the identification of animal species in the river.

School subjects: science, biology, chemistry.

Total time estimated: 9 hours.

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Biodiversity of the river ecosystem

Objective: 

  • Plan and carry out a research project following the steps of the scientific method
  • Learn about the relationships between abiotic components and the organisms
  • Learn about the various species and genus of different categories of organisms (plants, insects, birds, reptiles, frogs, fishes)

This learning unit includes outdoor activities for collection and identification of different categories of organisms (plants, insects, birds, reptiles, frogs, fishes) in the river.

School subjects: science, biology, botany, chemistry.

Total time estimated: more than 18 hours.

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Investigation of little meander – case study of Küçük Menderes (Turkey)

Objective: 

  • Learning carry out water quality management study at the river basin scale
  • Discuss the importance of water quality management, its role in river basin management, regulations related to the management of water resources in the country and European Union 
  • Evaluating the water masses in terms of water quality of the entire river basin, pollutant loads, structure of water masses.

This learning unit includes outdoor activities for sampling data and the use of GIS software.

School subjects: science, biology, pedology, chemistry, informatics.

Total time estimated: 5 hours.

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