The Challenge: In groups of 2 or 3 formed with the help of your teacher, conduct a macroinvertebrate survey of the local waterway to which you have been assigned.
Create a poster suitable for use in a presentation in which you communicate your findings to others.

Your poster should include the following items:

• The name of the waterway you investigated
• A map of your waterway locating it accurately in your region of the Adiorndacks
<>A bar or pie graph of your findings that shows the relative presence of each of the following categories of invertebrate in your waterway; sensitive, somewhat sensitive, and tolerant
• A Tally Sheet that shows the raw data from your research
<>A concluding statement (paragraph) in which to explain your findings and draw a conclusion about the health of your waterway based on the data you collected.

Be prepared to use your poster to support a short presentation to the class in which you share your findngs and conclusions based on those findings. All members of the author group should be prepared to answer questions about the study and defend the accuracy of your data and final conclusions.

Be sure all of your work satisfies the Quality Standards identified below and in the Product Quality Checklist that follows.

Quality Standards:

Bar/Pie graph & Map (group activity):

• Different color for each bar/wedge
• Neat
• Accurate
• Graph should fill the page
• Axes & bars/wedges/ clearly labeled
• Appropriate increments
• Title
• Waterway highlighted on map
• Student name, teacher name, and section in upper left corner on poster

Presentation (group activity)

• Informative
• Accurate
• Well-designed and thought out
• Clear
• Interesting