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4	MONDAY Aquatic Investigations! Make Journals Introduction/Rules/Expectations/Journal Info Getting to know each other and Earth Discovery Center (EDC) Scavenger Hunt Hike EDC Nature Trail to collect items for observation in the Wet Lab (pond water & soil under trees) Wet Lab Rules, use of lab coats, safety glasses, gloves Introduction to being a scientist Learn to use a microscope (observe leaves and other objects) Introduce brine shrimp activity Examine under the microscope (using the video cameras and television monitors): eggs and brine shrimp and other water creatures collected in the morning, and discuss how brine shrimp can be used to test for toxic substances such as acid rain Design brine shrimp experiment for tomorrow Write in journal Nature Program: What do we find in a pond/reservoir? Collect tadpoles from supply tank Release tadpoles into the Earth Discovery Center Education Pond Write in journal and do a craft project
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16	"Hike the Earth Discovery Center..." Hike the Earth Discovery Center Nature Trail to Collect Samples to Observe in the ‘Wet Lab’
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52	TUESDAY Our Environment and Acid Rain Experiment: Acid Rain / Brine Shrimp Setup Hike to collect leaves for paper chromatography experiment Amphibian Nature Talk Feed the Animals Paper Chromatography using collected leaf samples Interactive Graphic presentation: “What do proteins and DNA look like?” Journal writing and craft project
53	"What is ‘pH" What is ‘pH’ and how do we measure it? ‘Acid Rain’ experiment: What is acid rain? What is the pH of acid rain? How does acid rain affect the environment and how can we prevent it? Measure the pH of soil and water samples collected on the nature hike
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