Lab Report 

Method 

• Take plastic pieces, glue them together and to bins to create identical ramps ( install ramp/coast 2 inches away from edge of bin and about 2/3 of the bin tall)

• Make sure ramp/coast is air tight so water doesn't get through ( use air dry clay in cracks)

•  Take one of the bins and use popsicle sticks, glue, and pipecleaners to create a 7 inch thick model mangrove forest that reaches the entire width of bin ( parallel to ramp, about 2 inches infront of ramp slope) 

• Note: mangroves should be very complex and popsicle sticks should be used to create obstacles like closely knit roots (mangroves should be about the same height or taller than bin height)

• Poor water 1/3  up the bin ( don't let any water get into 2 inch section behind ramp)

• Use plastic board to create waves on the opposite  side of bin ( not on side with 2 inch gap) by moving it back and forth rapidly

• Observe water flow through mangroves in one bin and without mangroves in other bin

• Observe the flood watch ( the 2 inch section behind ramp) to see whether coast floods or not (  it is flooding if any water gets into 2 inch section over ramp)