Gathering data on a field trip Introduction: In this activity students help to design a trip and fieldwork activities. It is preferable if students can visit an urbanised site and a more natural site, to see the contrast. Hong Kong with its small size and variety of land- scapes, offers many possibilities. To organise the field trip you will need to: 1. Identify two locations to visit. 2. How the students will safely arrive at the sites and return back to school. 3. How students will remain safe and the safety procedures they will follow. 4. Who will be responsible for gathering and returning equipment. 5. If there will be any cost to students. To gather fieldwork data: 1. Decide which data activities students will do (some activities will depend on the availability of equipment) 2. Review and modify fieldwork activities. 3. Collect and make equipment for the activities that will need them. 4. Ask chemistry teachers for training for chemistry equipment. 5. Design data gathering sheets for each activity. Equipment: Thermometers. If your school has the following chemistry equipment for measuring pH, nitrates, phosphates and conductivity would be useful. Stockings and wire coat hangers for making dip nets. Turbidity tube or tin lid, black pen permanent marker, drill, string, ruler to make a secchi disk. Writing materials. Cameras. Safety: Consider doing a safety audit before going on a fieldwork trip. Things that need to be considered include: 1. safety policy. 2. Getting to and from the transport you will be 3. Avoiding students falling into the water and having a plan if a student does. Seek locations where students will not be in danger if they were to slip into the water. 4. How to avoid dangerous litter. 5. How to harmful bacteria in the water eg wear rubber gloves, use hand disinfectant after water sampling, no eating food or drinking without cleaning hands with hand disinfectant. 6. Plan for wet weather and a plan B if the weather is really harsh. 7. Waders that are waist high or longer are not suitable for student to use in water half a metre or more. First aid kit. 8.
Gathering data on a field trip Introduction: In this activity students help to design a trip and fieldwork activities. It is preferable if students can visit an urbanised site and a more natural site, to see the contrast. Hong Kong with its small size and variety of land- scapes, offers many possibilities. To organise the field trip you will need to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Identify two locations to visit. How the students will safely arrive at the sites and return back to school. How students will remain safe and the safety procedures they will follow. Who will be responsible for gathering and returning equipment. If there will be any cost to students. To gather fieldwork data: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Decide which data activities students will do (some activities will depend on the availability of equipment) Review and modify fieldwork activities. Collect and make equipment for the activities that will need them. Ask chemistry teachers for training for chemistry equipment. Design data gathering sheets for each activity. Equipment: Thermometers. If your school has the following chemistry equipment for measuring pH, nitrates, phosphates and conductivity would be useful. Stockings and wire coat hangers for making dip nets. Turbidity tube or tin lid, black pen permanent marker, drill, string, ruler to make a secchi disk. Writing materials. Cameras. Safety: Consider doing a safety audit before going on a fieldwork trip. Things that need to be considered include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. safety policy. Getting to and from the transport you will be Avoiding students falling into the water and having a plan if a student does. Seek locations where students will not be in danger if they were to slip into the water. How to avoid dangerous litter. How to harmful bacteria in the water eg wear rubber gloves, use hand disinfectant after water sampling, no eating food or drinking without cleaning hands with hand disinfectant. Plan for wet weather and a plan B if the weather is really harsh. Waders that are waist high or longer are not suitable for student to use in water half a metre or more. First aid kit.
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