Rivers

Rivers is a programme suitable for schools in the Baltic catchment area.
It has a multidisciplinary approach and contains ideas for biology, chemistry, civics, geography and history.

Programme coordinator

Susanne Mellvig
Nacka gymnasium, Griffelvägen 17,
S-131 40 Nacka

Tel.: +46-8 715 7778
e-mail: susanne.mellvig@nacka.se

Programme details

Rivers

One purpose of the project "Rivers" is to give pupils from different upper secondary schools in the countries in the Baltic catchment area an opportunity to compare environmental influences.

Another purpose is to give a view of suitable chemical analyses that have to be made in schools to get information about the water quality in small or big rivers with connection to the Baltic Sea.

Rivers can be examined biologically and chemically.
The biological investigation can take place during the period of vegetation growth.
The chemical investigation has to be done during the second week of November.

The instructions are given in the paper "Rivers"
Filename: instructions-21.doc - Titled: Instructions to Protocol

You can also obtain the paper through your national co-ordinator or through Sweden's national co-ordinator.
Protocol of river investigation

All chemical data plus the water quality class should before May 1st be sent forward to programme coordinator.

Links

River of Emajogi
by 11th Form of Tartu Tamme Gymnasium
http://www.tamme.tartu.ee/~elin97/

New way to research rivers: CD rack kit