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Background & Instructions f or Water Testing with World Water Monitoring Challenge Testing Kits

This handout provides background information and instructions for water testing using World Water Monitoring Challenge testing kits manufactured by the LaMotte Company. It includes safety instructions, a list of materials and tests that can be conducted, and guidelines for field sampling. The handout also provides links to online resources for water testing tutorials and data entry.

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Background & Instructions f or Water Testing with World Water Monitoring Challenge Testing Kits

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  1. Background & Instructions for Water Testing with World Water Monitoring Challenge Testing Kits Information presented here is taken and supplemented from the instructions provided with the kits manufactured by the LaMotte Company http://www.monitorwater.org/ Original LaMotte instructions available online (PDF) at: http://www.monitorwater.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Resources/English-Spanish_Instructions.pdf SAFETY FIRST!!! Safety instructions should be modified to fit your students, your sampling situation This handout prepared by L. Guertin, Penn State Brandywine

  2. Materials and tests you can do at Ridley Creek – you decide! You will have the ability to test for the following: air temperature, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, stream velocity, and stream discharge. *hint – think of something you can test at more than one location along this stretch of Ridley Creek Make a CLAIM(s) you will test. What is your EVIDENCE? What is your REASONING?

  3. To prepare for field sampling (after reviewing safety tips): • View Water Testing Tutorial videos on World Water Monitoring Challenge YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/wwmcvideos • Decide where you will go to do your testing, confirm why you are going to those locations • Be sure you have all of the equipment/materials you need to do the testing.

  4. On the next page is a spreadsheet to record your data. Upon return to the classroom, you should enter your data into the World Water Monitoring Challenge website! To register on the WWMC website and enter your data, visit: Video tutorials: http://bit.ly/wwmcdataentry Log in to website: http://app.monitorwater.org/

  5. Date: ________________ Team members: Field notes:

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