Materials
This science project involved an outdoor component and an indoor component. While some materials and equipment was specific for the field or the lab, some were used both in the field and in the lab.
Here is a complete list of materials and equipment used in the project for the field component:
In lab, the following additional equipment and materials were used:
Here is a complete list of materials and equipment used in the project for the field component:
- a pair of Safety equipment for outdoor sampling for each prerson (rubber boots, warm clothing, paper towels, rain jackets, etc).
- Map of area. This was a detailed street map of Vancouver North Shore showing also the rivers.
- Six (6) clean plastic containers with lids. Each container was graduated on the side and had a volume of 1.75 L.
- Six (6) water samples of minimum 1 L.
- 1 Sampling pole that can be used to attach the plastic containers (as an extension).
- 1 role of Duct tape.
- Paper and note pad, pencil or pen.
- 1 role of Painter's tape to put on the container and write on it.
- 1 Permanent marker. This was needed because it was non-washable.
In lab, the following additional equipment and materials were used:
- A scale (to measure up to 1 of 1000th of a gram)
- Six (6) water samples from the field
- Six (6) clean plastic bottle
- 1 L glass beaker (graduated)
- 0.5 L glass beaker (graduated)
- 250 ml graduated cylinder
- Oven to dry samples at 110⁰C
- Metal tray for oven
- 1 pair of special oven gloves to resist high temperature
- A filter pump to filter water
- Six (6) very fine water filters made of fiberglass (heat resistant)
- 3 pairs of plastic gloves for handling the samples
- 6 tin foil cups to hold the filters with samples
- 1 Stir stick
- 1 timer
- 2 pairs of tweezers
- A calculator