Day 7 Tuesday 6-18

1 down, many more to go!

We had a very productive day! Our lesson plan is ready for review https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JpLrgT28hbCSiPKX29KEEy8WPemecAfn9tmvsv_XMdk/edit

We also were able to plan out our activity for Tech Fest! Please come out to the ESSAT building @ UNT, Dec. 7

Station 1:  Acid Rain or Not?

To connect our lesson design and our RET wildlife monitoring project, we decided to have our participants make an observation on rather or not from the naked eye, could you detect there is a change in the land water.  Acid rain is a natural disturbance that is often not detected unless it is tested. We will have the participants test the two sample ecosystems to determine which one is affected by acid rain using Ph strips

Activity 2: "A tornado's a comin"!!!!

Participants will determine if a tornado affects the water by testing again.  Often times, the water supply is not affected due to contaminants not spilling over during the disturbance. 

Engineers construct monitoring systems to measure the size and intensity of the cyclone.

they will be able to make their own cyclones!

Activity #3:  Ashes to dust

When a volcano erupts it causes primary succession, which starts over an ecosystem. In this activity we would like the participants to test the surrounding water after a volcano erupts for alterations.





Activity #4:  Freddy the Fish Journey

Freddy the Fish is a good visual experiment to do with children to illustrate the effects of pollution on water sources.

Water pollution is a very serious issue that we face every day. Large companies often
use our natural lakes and streams as a dump. Sometimes, power plants pollute by heating
the water. Many times, we are contributing to water pollution and don’t even realize it.
Other times, we realize it and don’t do anything about it. Let’s take a look at a few
different ways we pollute our water. Being aware is the first step to making a change.