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August 30, 2008 




WEST Participants at Alta

WEST Participants at Alta

WEST Teachers, Fellows, Faculty and staff gathered at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in September to exchange ideas and plan activities.


Project WEST
204 Mines, Univeristy of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0112


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Water Quality Testing Instructions
Objective
Students will test water from the wetland at various points to determine how healthy it is based on turbidity, nitrate content, phosphate content, dissolved oxygen and other measures.

Materials
1.  Lamotte “Green” water testing kits available for checkout from WEST
  (www.earth.utah.edu/west) or purchase online
2.  Teacher background materials and instructions for each test:
    a.  Nitrate and Phosphate Teacher Guide
    b.  Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Teacher Guide
    c.  Turbidity Teacher Guide
3.  Wetland Water Monitoring Worksheet
4.  Notebooks for data collection.

Instructions
1.  Pick a spot where water can be easily sampled without stirring up mud from the bottom.

2.  Before each test, review background for the test with students and have them transfer this information into their Wetland Water Monitoring Worksheet. Review how to do the test using teacher instructions for each test.

3.  Have separate groups of students conduct each test and share their findings with the rest of the students.

4.  All data can be recorded in student notebooks.

Learning Outcome
Students will learn how to conduct scientific water sampling, collect and analyze data back in the classroom.

Download Word file of Water Quality Testing Instructions.