From: smithville211@snoopy.smith.k12.org Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 12:20:10 -0500 To: jason-stu@gsn.org Subject: Aquatic Field Study Introduction Name of School: Smithville Elementary School Location: Smithville, Maryland, USA Latitude and Longitude location of school: 39ø10N 76ø45W Team Name: The Room 211 Crew Grade Level: 6 Telepresence Site: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Type of Aquatic Area: River Name of Body of Water: Jones River Latitude and Longitude location of body of water: 39ø12N 76ø43W Hi everyone! We are the student's in Mrs. Clark's science class in Room 211 at the Smithville Elementary School. We call our research team the Room 211 Crew. For our JASON Project Water Study Investigation, we are studying the Jones River, which is located near our school. We are accessing the Internet using an IBM PC computer and modem in our school library. We use electronic mail to communicate with other students on JASON Online Systems. We also use the JASON gopher. Jones river has always been important for commerce between Smithville and Baltimore. Local laws prohibit people from dumping garbage and other waste materials in the river. In our interview with the mayor of Smithville, she told us that she would like even tougher laws to protect the river from pollution. Plan for collaboration During our field work, we will measure Air Temperature, Water Temperature, pH Level, Turbidity, and Salinity. If the river isn't completely frozen over, we will also measure Current Speed and Dissolved Oxygen, and do the Invertebrate count. We will be taking measurements and posting data online once per week. Please write back. We'd love to collaborate with other classes who are studying rivers!
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