Water+Quality+Testing

Water Quality Testing Once you have identified and explored your field site you can begin to introduce your students to water quality testing. Students can test for pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates, salinity, and turbidity. There are a number of available student friendly test kits. Visit the [|LaMotte] website for a detailed description of all environmental test kits. The below water quality documents contain lessons and protocols for teaching your students about water quality testing.

Testing for pH: [|pH_Wide_Range_Lab_Intructions.doc] Testing for dissolved oxygen: [|Dissolve Oxygen Teacher Version.pdf] and [|Dissolved Oxygen Test.pdf] Testing for salinity: [|Salinity Intructions Teacher Version.pdf] and [|Salinity Test Instructions.pdf]

Student data can be recorded on the [|Water_Quality_Data_Sheet.doc]