High School / ChemistryEnvironmental Science

Measuring Nitrate Concentration

Nitrates are important fertilizer for plant growth. Nitrates are also highly soluble. High concentrations can cause problems in surface water if they spur...

High School / BiologyChemistryEarth ScienceEnvironmental Science

Carbon Cycle Chemistry

How does pH data provide evidence of the chemical reactions that cycle carbon through water, air, land, and life forms? In this investigation, students...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental ScienceSTEM

Blockly Extension: Fish Tank Water Quality

Students will use an optical dissolved oxygen sensor and Blockly code to write a program that helps...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental ScienceSTEM

Blockly Extension: Photosynthesis and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Students use a carbon dioxide sensor and Blockly code to estimate how many actively photosynthesizing...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Weather in a Terrarium

Students use a weather sensor in a terrarium to understand the relationship between the water cycle and energy within a microclimate.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Water Purification

Students use a pH sensor and a conductivity sensor to evaluate the effectiveness of various water treatment processes.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Water and pH

Students use a pH sensor and a conductivity sensor to investigate how an ecosystem could be susceptible to the effects of pollution.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Transpiration

Students use a pressure sensor to explore how changing atmospheric conditions affect the transpiration rate of a plant.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Soil pH

Students use a pH sensor to investigate how local soil quality may impact the ability to support agricultural crops.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Photosynthesis of Aquatic Plants

Students use an optical dissolved oxygen sensor and a photosynthesis tank to study the photosynthetic rate of aquatic plants under different light conditions.

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