The Watershed Project

A new curriculum that focuses on the Hackensack River and Passaic River Watersheds has been implemented in the fifth grade science program. Ms. Jusinski participated in training in the (RST)2 II program at Ramapo College in order to bring this new project to Bryan School. Fifth grade students will integrate science, mathematics, and technology to study Cresskill's portion of the Hackensack Watershed, the Tenakill Brook. Students will conduct monthly water quality studies of the Tenakill. Knowledge gained through their water testing will be shared, via the Internet, with other school districts taking part in the Watershed Project, as well as with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In addition to field studies, students will also take part in classroom simulations which will enable them to access satellite images and historical data sets pertaining to the Passaic and Hackensack Watersheds.