The experiment we want to run is comparison of physical attributes between the campus pond and the nearby puffers pond. The physical attributes that would be tested would be temperature, pH, turbidity, plankton diversity, emergent vegetation, submerged vegetation, water velocity and direction and general biodiversity of surroundings. Each group will be given a physical attribute and will be expected to test both bodies of water for the specific attribute. The temperature will be tested by approaching the shore and inserting a the thermometer into the water for 1 minute and recording the resulting temperature after the minute. pH will be tested by inserting a pH strip into the water and approximating the pH based on the color that appeared. Turbidity will be tested using a homemade secchi disk, which will be constructed by attaching a rock covered in tin foil to a piece of string of approximately 3 feet. This homemade disc will then be lowered into the water and the length of rope submerged will recorded. Plankton biodiversity will tested using a plankton net and then by taking a 1 mL sample and counting the amount of organisms present in the sample. Emergent and submerged vegetation will be recorded as present and not present. Water velocity and direction will found by a bottle of water filled up halfway and recording the time it takes to travel a set distance. General biodiversity will be recorded through descriptions of the vegetation and wildlife seen around the bodies of water. Once the groups have recorded the results the groups will not the similarities and differences of the findings between the two bodies of water. The groups are then expected to brainstorm reasons as to why the similarities and differences are present.
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