THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED
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Quantity |
Item |
Description/Notes |
Need/Taken |
Returned |
1 |
Metre tape with poles |
- 10 metre rope or heavy string marked with bright tape every metre |
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1 |
Measuring tape or strip tape |
- commercial measuring tape OR heavy string marked with bright tape every 10 cm |
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1 |
Metre stick |
- to measure depth of stream |
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1 |
Secchi Disc* |
- used to test the turbidity of the water |
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1 |
Ping pong ball |
- to measure speed of stream flow |
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* |
Stopwatch or watch with second hand |
- 1 stopwatch per class (groups can take turn using it) |
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* |
Thermometer |
- 1 per class or per group if available |
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1 |
Clipboard, paper, selected observation sheets |
- to record findings |
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2 |
Pencils attached by strings to clipboard |
- to record findings; backup pencil (you may want to bring a small pencil sharpener) |
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Dip Nets* |
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Underwater Viewer* |
- it's simple to make your own and then each person can do their own observations |
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2 - 4 |
Hand Lens or Magnifying Glass |
- many of the organisms are quite small and this will help you to get a close look at them |
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1 |
Binoculars |
-use these to see items that are too far away to reach safely or to enjoy the birds and other wildlife that you might see during your field trip |
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* |
Tote boxes - dish pans, plastic storage containers |
- to carry equipment and to double as observation containers for looking at pond life in the field |
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Field Guides - pond life, invertebrates |
- to avoid damage to the books you may wish to photocopy the appropriate keys and illustrations |
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Plastic vials with stoppers |
- to collect water samples |
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