Surface Water Hydrologists: Citizen Science in Action | Outdoor Idaho

From the air, northern Idaho’s lakes appear as pools of blue, shimmery water. But if you look at a microscopic level, you’ll find signs they are in trouble. A microscopic organism threatens the water quality of these lakes. Outdoor Idaho: The Health of Our Lakes follows scientists and lake managers as they investigate increasing levels of cyanobacteria or blue-green algae and search for solutions.

In this lesson students will use a hyperdoc format to explore the concept of water quality in Idaho, explain how surface water hydrologists deal with those issues, and then take action to apply their new knowledge to participate in data collection in their own local body of water as part of the global EarthEcho Water Challenge project.