Investigating Water Quality - Mini Case Study for Climate Detectives
In brief
This mini case study is dedicated to the topic of Water Quality and students will investigate how climate change may impact water quality regarding cyanobacteria in lakes.
In-depth
The Mini Case Studies for Climate Detectives are intended to help Climate Detectives teams to identify a climate related topic that they can investigate and that applies to real world situations.
In this mini case study, students will try to answer the research questions: “How does climate change impact water quality regarding cyanobacteria in lakes?” For that, teachers will find in the resource suggestions of different types of data that students could collect and analyse. The suggestions are not exhaustive, and the teachers may decide on their own specific focus within a given research area.
The mini case study should be used in conjunction with the Climate Detectives teacher guide and not as a standalone document.
Age range: 14-18 years old
Keywords: Water Quality; Climate Change; Cyanobacteria; Earth Observation; Science; Biology
Download: mini case study
This resource is part of a set of resources developed by ESA’s Education Office in collaboration with ESEROs to support the Climate Detectives project.