Our class went outside on some days and measured the temperature of the pond. We got a lot of numbers and then calculated our water quality. We learned stuff about water quality parameters and then tested a local water way. We also learned about invertebrates which live in waters and then searched for them in 2 waterways. The Coquitlam River, and the Oxbow pond. Ours said that the water could be better, but it was good already. That means the health of the pond was ok. We found 3 damselfly nymphs. Water quality is related to the things that live in it, because some of them could live in like very clean water, and then some can live in both clean and not so clean water. So then after that, we went to the Coquitlam river. One person from each group would put on lifejackets and other stuff and get a net, and scrap rocks to see if they could get something. Our group found 3 stonefly nymphs. It was creepy, it looked like it was running in water and then the legs were so fast. What I learned from this activity was that the water quality can affect what lives there. There are category one, two, and three types. Where one, means the water quality is good, and three means it can be good or bad. The Coquitlam River water quality, was index 87.2.
