National Science Teachers Association
Example data sheets for field collection. Adapted from “Physical Characterization/Water Quality Field Data Sheet & Periphyton Field Data Sheet” by Stevenson & Bahls (1999).Stream Characteristics Data Sheet Stream nameLocationForm completed byDate _________?Time _________ AM PM WEATHER CONDITONSWATERSHED FEATURES Now Past 24 hoursPredominant Surrounding Land usestorm (heavy rain) ? ? ? Forest ? Field/pasture ? Agriculturalrain (steady rain) ? ? ? Residential ? Commercial ? Industrialshowers (intermittent) ? ?Local Watershed Erosion ? None ? Moderate ? Heavy % cloud cover, ? _% ? _%Local Watershed Non-Point Source Pollution clear/sunny ? ?? No evidence ? Some potential sourcesHas there been a heavy rain in the last 7 days? ? Obvious sources ? Yes ?NoSource: RIPARIAN VEGETATION (18 meter buffer) Canopy Cover ? Full Sun ? Partly shaded ? ShadedIdentify the dominant cover and record the dominant species presentProportion of Reach Represented by Stream Morphology Types? Trees ? Shrubs ? Grasses ? Herbaceous? Riffle _____% ? Pool ____% ? Run ____%INSTREAM FEATURES Water OdorsEstimated reach length ______m, width _____m ? None/Normal ? Sewage ? Petroleum Sampling reach area _______m2 ? Chemical ? Fishy ? Other __________Estimated stream depth ____mSubstrate OdorsSurface velocity (at thalweg: deepest channel)___m/sec ? None/Normal ? Sewage ? Petroleum ? Chemical ? Fishy ? Other ___________Diatom Collection Data SheetStream nameLocationForm completed byDate _________ Time _________ AM PM SAMPLE COLLECTION: How were the samples collected?Type of Diatom Habitat Sampled: ? wading ? from bank ? Benthic/Substrate (sand-silt-muck-mud) Number of rocks sampled: ________Sampling Technique ? suction device ? scraping ? Epilithic (on rocks) ? Epiphytic (on plants, roots, woody debris)? From surface water: ................
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