In the pond environment, students made a profile of the water temperature at various depths and related that to the dissolved oxygen content at those depths. They also performed chemical tests to determine pH, nitrate, and ammonia content of the water samples. The Final Field Study Project. There they applied their newly learned skills to mapping and collecting information about the new site. In this way they became real scientists.
Students picnic at their study site.
They mapped the site and collected data on the air, soil, water, light, and plants.