The New York Geographic Alliance has made arrangements with Broome County Teacher Center to hold a full-day mini-conference on watersheds in the Greater Binghamton Area. We will study the watershed of the Susquehanna from several perspectives - models, maps, aerial imagery. We will also use the GIANT Map of New York to help us discuss watersheds in our state. In the afternoon, we will go to a park to test the water quality of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River. Weather permitting, we will go to Confluence Park in Binghamton and to Chenango Valley State Park a few miles to the north. We will be working with Andrea Decker, Director of Education at Roberson Museum and Science Center. The NYGA kits are designed to be "kid-friendly" and have been used successfully from upper elementary to college level. Prof. Stephen Vermette of Buffalo State College will coordinate this part of the workshop. Our goal is to create data from all over New York's part of the watershed. If teachers decide to partner with us, we can supply them with kits that they can keep at their school. We will also supply you with other resources you might need to make your program successful.