Since 2005 students from the Freshwater Ecosystems Class at Nauset Regional High School have surveyed a local vernal pool. Students have collected data on the size of the pool (surface area in square meters), Precipitation for our area from Jan. until April (using archived weather station data) and groundwater depth from a monitoring well near the pool. Each year students compare precipitation, groundwater levels and the size of the vernal pool to study the relationship among these variables.
PROCEDURE
Surface Area: The vernal pool is close to being round. The students measure the diameter of the pool at different locations. They find the average diameter. Using this they calculate the approximate surface area of the pool
Groundwater Levels: Using an electronic dip meter students determine where the water table is.
Precipitation: Students go to a local weather web site and use archived data for precipitation.
SOURCE
If the project contains an existing data set, please specify the source of the data, including a web link or bibliographical reference. (E.g., http://www.crwa.org/water_quality.html)
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Since 2005 students from the Freshwater Ecosystems Class at Nauset Regional High School have surveyed a local vernal pool. Students have collected data on the size of the pool (surface area in square meters), Precipitation for our area from Jan. until April (using archived weather station data) and groundwater depth from a monitoring well near the pool. Each year students compare precipitation, groundwater levels and the size of the vernal pool to study the relationship among these variables.
PROCEDURE
Surface Area: The vernal pool is close to being round. The students measure the diameter of the pool at different locations. They find the average diameter. Using this they calculate the approximate surface area of the pool
Groundwater Levels: Using an electronic dip meter students determine where the water table is.
Precipitation: Students go to a local weather web site and use archived data for precipitation.
SOURCE
If the project contains an existing data set, please specify the source of the data, including a web link or bibliographical reference. (E.g., http://www.crwa.org/water_quality.html)