Home School Thursdays: Benthic Bugs (Ages 8-13)
Thu, Feb 18
|Cumming City Hall
Students conduct a simulated bioassessment of a stream!


Time & Location
Feb 18, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cumming City Hall, 100 E Main St, Cumming, GA 30040, USA
About The Event
Students conduct a simulated bioassessment of a stream by sampling macroinvertebrates (represented by colored beads). By learning the process by which macros are assessed, results are recorded, and Pollution Tolerance Indexes are determined.
Students will:
Define the terms; macroinvertebrate, benthic, bioindicator, etc.
Discover the importance of macroinvertebrates as bioindicators that change the flow of energy in an ecosystem
Students classify, investigate, and use numerical data to determine the importance of macros
*All sessions will follow the Forsyth County Parks and Recreation COVID-19 policies.