The Cuyahoga River Project

(Stage 3: Student Projects)

The wide range of projects students chose reflected their interests and talents

1. Collages - based on a river theme to project a message.
2. Data Analysis and Interpretation - Cuyahoga River water quality data obtained from Dept. of Interior was used. Different types of graphs were constructed to reveal relationships. One date-one test- many sites and/or many dates-one test-one site graphs are useful for trend analysis. Mean and Median values can be indicated on the graph. Graphs with more than one test were used to explore relationships, such as between dissolved oxygen and temperature. Graphs were made by hand, word processing software or graphical analysis tools.
3. Newspaper articles - One student wrote an article and submitted it to Sun Star to promote public awareness in the connection between daily human activities and the water quality of our streams.
4. Posters -pasted around the school to promote cleaner and safer water.
5. Reports - Further research into areas of interests such as macroinvertebrates as water quality indicators, functions of EPA, Clean Water Act and RAP. One group report used a word processing software to create a data base for the water tests and merged into a document that gave a detailed analysis of the water tests done on the Cuyahoga River. One student downloaded and compared the water quality results obtained by schools participating in the northeast Ohio Rivers Project.
6. Storm Drain Stenciling - A group of students stenciled storm drains with "DUMP NO WASTE ---DRAINS TO RIVER" in two housing developments, to alert neighborhoods of the connection between streets and nearby waterways.
7. Webpage - Eric Rheberg learned the html on his own for this project. His experience with Webpages has inspired him to to start on a commercial Webpage.

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