Water quality in the Animas river watershed.
for this project me and my partner decided to design an interactive education game for all public to learn more about the water quality of the animas and where the different spices of trout are located. I leaned lots of the different ph's and turbidity's of the animas river. we found out how mine spills and pollution from crops affect the what is in the water and where the fish live because of it. the one thin that I would say I was most sup about learning during this project was that trout really don't have a problem with intense water change.
What new skills or dispositions did you learn from this project?
For this project I gained more Knowledge on the animas and how the mine spills that happen in rivers affect the water quality in the animas river. the main thing that I can take away from this project for my own personal skills is, in general knowing what water may be higher in ph or turbidity depending on the area, weather and how much humans pollute and how that may affect what species of fish are around.
To what extent is the study of water quality an important topic to investigate in school and in a
chemistry class in particular? Consider that you are citizens, soon to be of voting age, of this city, state
and country.
Being able to to know what is in our rivers and the waters we drink is a very important thing to know for us as humans and I feel that most of the kids my age should be informed on this issue, expecially because you can take this subject into whatever branch you want and maybe one day help and improve your community's water quality.
What new skills or dispositions did you learn from this project?
For this project I gained more Knowledge on the animas and how the mine spills that happen in rivers affect the water quality in the animas river. the main thing that I can take away from this project for my own personal skills is, in general knowing what water may be higher in ph or turbidity depending on the area, weather and how much humans pollute and how that may affect what species of fish are around.
To what extent is the study of water quality an important topic to investigate in school and in a
chemistry class in particular? Consider that you are citizens, soon to be of voting age, of this city, state
and country.
Being able to to know what is in our rivers and the waters we drink is a very important thing to know for us as humans and I feel that most of the kids my age should be informed on this issue, expecially because you can take this subject into whatever branch you want and maybe one day help and improve your community's water quality.
Artist Statement
Our exhibit is an interactive and fun game for the public to gain knowledge on pH values and native fish species located in streams, lakes, ponds, and the Animas River located around Durango, Colorado. This exhibit will consist of several informational panels about local fish, native and non-native, found nearby in Durango and Silverton. During this game, you are given small amounts of information in set increments to help you predict where our local fish live by using the water’s pH values and what you already know about the fish's habitat needs. The player will place the fish on a map of the Animas River watershed, where their prediction of where the fish lives. The player will receive feedback to let them know if they were right or wrong. If the player is having a hard time finding where a fish goes they can ask for hints to gain more information on that kind of fish. When the player finds where one fish can survive they will have the option of receiving the rest of the information on that fish if they wanted to know more.