Labs & Simulations

These are some of the lab activities & simulations that we do in Environmental Science.

Lab Activities

• Biodiversity of Habitats Lab – directions, worksheet

• Dirt Crayons Lab

• Greenhouse Effect Lab

• Invasive Species Lab

• Kill-a-Watt Lab

• Plastics by the Numbers Lab

• Purification of Water Lab

• Recycling Paper Lab

• Soil Tests Lab

• World Simulation – rules, flowcharts, log sheet, Disaster & Discovery cards

Field Activities

• Citizen's Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (CQHEI) – simple measurement of streams for fish habitats

  • CQHEI form

  • CQHEI manual

• Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) – measurement of quality of streams via benthic macroinvertebrate populations

  • ICI form

  • ICI manual

  • ICI flowchart of macroinvertebrates

• Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (ORAM) – measurement of wetland quality and characteristics

  • ORAM field form (short)

  • ORAM complete form (long)

  • ORAM manual

• Primary Headwater Habitat (PHWH) – simple measurement of small headwater streams using Headwater Habitat Evaluation Index (HHEI)

  • PHWH form

  • PHWH manual

  • PHWH scoring flowchart

• Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) – more complex measurement of streams for fish habitats

  • QHEI form

  • QHEI manual

  • QHEI methods

  • Pebble count form

  • Pebble count methods

• Water Quality Index (WQI) – chemical measurements of water in streams

  • WQI form, simple (6 tests)

  • WQI form, full (9 tests)

  • WQI graphs

  • WQI manual