NPS Bridging the Watershed Partnership Program

NPS & Alice Ferguson Bridging the Watershed Program

NPS and Alice Ferguson Foundation Bridging the Watershed (BTW)
Student Survey

NOTE TO REVIEWER: This survey will be administered on-site to students in grades 6 – 12 at the end of
their field study. A separate survey will be created for each of the 5 core modules of BTW. The first
section of the survey will be the same for all 5 modules.
We hope that you will complete this 4-minute survey telling us your thoughts about the field study
and what you learned. We will use the survey results to plan future field studies. Your responses will
be completely anonymous meaning that no one will be able to match you to your responses. When
you finish, please give your survey to the park educator. Thank you!

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The Paperwork Reduction Act requires us to tell you why we are collecting this
information, how we will use it, and whether or not you have to respond. The data collected in this study will assist mangers in
understanding local middle and high school students to assess the quality of the NPS & Alice Ferguson Foundation Bridging the
Watershed (BTW) Program. Your input will be critical in understand the utility of the program. Your responses are voluntary
and anonymous. Your name and address will not be collected. At the completion of this collection all personal information will
be destroyed and in no way be connected with the results of this survey. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor and you
are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be no more than four minutes
to complete the questionnaire or less than two minutes to answer the non-response questions. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the
Information Collection Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. (MS-242), Reston, VA 20192.

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Part 1
School: _______________________________ Date: _____/_____/_____
Grade: _______________ Teacher: _____________________________
Name of the Park you visited: _________________________________________________________
Is this your first visit to a National Park?

Yes

No

Part 2: Please indicate the level of your agreement with these statements.

Agree

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

Doing a study in the field helped me learn
about the environment.

1

2

3

4

5

The educator made learning interesting.

1

2

3

4

5

I would like to do more field studies.
I would like to visit this park again.

1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

I would like to visit more national parks in
the future.

1

2

3

4

5

Strongly
Agree

Uncertain

After today I am comfortable with being in
an outdoor setting like this.
I believe in caring for the environment

Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Level of Agreement

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NOTE TO REVIEWER: The statements below are specific to each of the 5 Modules. Students will only
answer the questions for the module they completed during their time in the park. The instructions
below will apply to each module.
Part 3: Please read each statement below very carefully. Your answers should be based on what you
learned today. We would like to find out if you understood all of the things we talked about today.
This is very important for us, so take your time and do your best – by yourself.
Module 1: Water Canaries

True

False

The word watershed refers to the land and small bodies of water that
drain into a large body of water.

1

2

Macroinvertebrates can be identified by their body shape, legs and gills.

1

2

We all live in a watershed.

1

2

Oxygen in water is decreased by riffles.

1

2

Certain organisms living in a stream or body of water can tell us
something about the health of the stream or body of water.

1

2

True

False

Erosion occurs when there are no trees or plants on a riverbank

1

2

The word watershed refers to the land and small bodies of water that
drain into a large body of water.

1

2

Healthy streams, creeks, and rivers have riffles, pools, and bends in them.

1

2

Water from impervious surfaces on the land can contain pollutants that
contaminate bodies of water.

1

2

We all live in a watershed

1

2

Module 2 Don’t Get Sedimental

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Module 3: Talkin’ Trash

True

False

The word watershed refers to the land and small bodies of water that
drain into a large body of water

1

2

Your used disposable diapers are still breaking down in a landfill.

1

2

The only way trash enters the water is when people directly throw trash
into it.

1

2

Because Styrofoam breaks down into smaller pieces it has no effect on
waterways.

1

2

If you leave a piece of newspaper outside, it will take over two years to
biodegrade (break down naturally).

1

2

True

False

An exotic invasive species is a non-native plant or animal that takes over
native species.

1

2

The word watershed refers to the land and small bodies of water that
drain into a large body of water.

1

2

Exotic invasive plant species out-compete native plant species for
nutrients and resources

1

2

Plants have a variety of characteristics (Ex: leaf shape and size, plant
height) to help identify them

1

2

We all live in a watershed.

1

2

True

False

Using just one chemical test to determine water quality gives us enough
information to determine if the water is healthy to drink

1

2

The word watershed refers to the land and small bodies of water that
drain into a large body of water.

1

2

Human behavior (farming, recreation, driving, building, etc) has an impact
on watershed health.

1

2

Turbidity measures the cloudiness/haziness of water.

1

2

Aquatic animals need to have dissolved oxygen to survive.

1

2

Module 4 Exotic Invaders

Module 5:
Watershed Watchdogs

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Student Non-Response Survey
NPS & Alice Ferguson Bridging the Watershed (BTW)
The BTW educator will group non-respondents and will read the following text aloud to them:
I would like 1 minute of your time to ask you for your response to the field study. I will read 2 statements
about the field study. Indicate your response to the statements by placing an ‘X’ in the box under ‘Yes’ or
‘No’. There is a 3rd statement that asks you why you didn’t complete the full survey.
Let’s begin.
[The BTW educator will read aloud the survey items in the table below pausing for 3 seconds to allow
non-respondents time to select their answer before moving to the next statement.]
Survey Item
1) I think that doing a field study helped me to learn about the
environment.

Yes

No

2) I would like to visit more national parks in the future.
I didn’t complete the full survey because. . .

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