Changing Currents is a hands-on educational program that helps you and your students learn about your local river or stream. Students use scientific protocols to monitor the quality of the water and contribute to a GTA water-monitoring program. Students then get a chance to take action based on what they discover.

Throughout the program, EcoSpark supports you and your students by providing training, field-trip facilitation, equipment, guidebooks, and handouts. Follow the links to learn more and to access the resources needed to implement the program.

The program consists of five steps:

1. Attending a teacher training session that prepares you to do benthic macro-invertebrate bio-monitoring


2. Preparing students in class for the stream study field trip
   
   
3. Hosting a stream study field trip facilitated by an EcoSpark staff member
   
   
4. Analysing your data
   
   
5. Helping students organize an action based on their discoveries (optional)