Discusses a model water quality monitoring project, Project Bridge, established to train minority girls about to enter eighth grade in scientific procedures followed by hands-on experimentation. Students spent a week monitoring water in an urban stream and analyzing results. (LZ)

Describes a program centered around water and water quality in which a series of stories are used to build a complete picture of the students local surroundings. The program incorporates students' personal experiences, imagination, and listening skills as guiding principles for the stories. (MDH)

Provides interdisciplinary ideas to accompany environmental education activities for kindergarten through grade 12. Topics of the activities include water pollution, soil erosion, and salmon homing instincts. Interdisciplinary areas include fine arts, language arts, and social studies. (DDR)

Describes some of the activities involved in an "adopt-a-stream" program at a Washington public school. Discusses the community funding sources, along with the surveys and protection programs undertaken by students in the sixth grade and at the high school. (TW)

Discusses the causes, sources, and problems associated with acid deposition in the Pacific Northwest. Includes a learning activity about acid rain, "Deadly Skies," which was adapted from the Project WILD Aquatic Supplement. (TW)

A university-based researcher and a grade seven teacher collaborated to plan a science curriculum that would help elementary school students discover the world of salmon and understand its life cycle. Describes key components of the salmon-enhancement program and river-health project. A student's record of hatching chum fry in the classroom is…

Discussed is the possibility that the salmon found in the Columbia River (Idaho) is an endangered species. A list of threatened or endangered animal species in the Pacific Northwest is included. Activities that deal with the topics of diversity, endangered species, and what is being done about them are provided. (KR)

Two programs are described in which students monitor water quality and pollution in local streams and rivers. Discussed is the integration of computers and telecommunications into the classroom. Suggested activities that might start students thinking about a classroom project are included. (KR)