Students will work collaboratively to set-up a three-tier system that will mimic a terrestrial, filtration, and freshwater aquatic system. Students will have to construct and collect data (plant height, soil/water pH, nitrates, phosphates, temperature) from each tier for around 3-months. Students will even get to put a fish into their aquatic chamber (be sure to name them!).

This lab will support students in long-term data collection. Prior to this course, students have primarily conduct single-day labs. Environmental science labs require investigations that span multiple days, weeks, and even months.