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GLOBE Hydrology Naperville Community Unit School District 203 November 1st, 2008 In November 2006, we were chilled by cold winds and temperatures near freezing.Highlands School teacher Ms. Kouri and Steeple Run teacher Maureen Nolan have been participating in the "Bass in the Class" program for several years. Students raise Bass Fish in their classrooms then release them into Hidden Lake after they carefully check the temperature. They enthusiastically wave good by to their scaled friends. Mr. Lopatka helped students take GPS readings of the site, so that they could let GLOBE teachers, students and scientists know where Hidden Lake was located on the globe. They also measured the PH, conductivity, temperature and turbidity of the water. The site became the second Steeple Run School GLOBE Hydrology site. Students again tested the water quality and entered the data into the GLOBE Data base. They have been monitoring the water at Rotts creek by for several years, while Highland students been monitoring macro invertebrates and water quality at the DuPage river site and Herrick Lake. |
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After 30 minutes, the water temperature was save for the fish to be released. The lake water temperature was 10degrees Celsius. The PH of the lake water was 8.0 |
Several students helped Mr. Lopatka teat the water quality. The Turbidity was very good. we could see through 70cm of water. The conductivity was measured at 789. |
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In September of 2003, the Naperville School District 203 formed a partnership with the GLOBE Program. We have performed Teacher workshops in the following places: Highland Park, Illinois July, 2005 Workshop Park Ridge, Illinois September, 2005 GLOBE Stars Steeple Run and Highlands Bass release 11/4/06 Highlands School 10/14/05 Hydrology at Highlands School Highlands School 10/11/07 Hydrology at Highlands School Highlands School macro invertebrates study. Highlands School Bass Release May 18, 2006 Highlands School Site Definition Fall Phnenology 2007 GLOBE Program: http://www.globe.gov
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After the Bass release, some of the students and parents
went to the Morton Arboretum where they observed and recorded color change
and leaf drop of their four study trees. The Gingko and Bur Oak had
dropped their leaves, while the White Oak and London Plane Tree showed
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