Save Our Stream

Save Our Stream

One summer morning, Annie and her brother find their local stream murky and devoid of frogs and minnows. They hear a splashing sound behind them and see Ms. Carson. She is an aquatic ecologist whose job it is to test the health of local streams. The kids then gather some water samples in test tubes, to which they add special chemicals that reveal that the water contains excessive amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen. The children begin a special campaign to get their neighbors to reduce the amount of chemicals they use in their lawns and gardens, and slowly the stream comes back to life. For ages 8 to 12.

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