ClaraVeelman Oct.3,2013 EnvironmentalScience2nd LabWriteUp SafetyIssues: Inthislab,wewillbeusingthehotplates.Likeitsaysinitsname,ahotplateishot,soitwould beadvisedtokeepyourfingersawayfromitwhenitison.For,youcouldburnyourselfandthatwould notbefun.Alongwiththat,youneedtowearsafetyglassesandgloveswhileworkingwiththewater. DONOTDRINKTHEWATER.Evenifthewateriscleanenoughforthegoldfish,itcanstillbe harmfultoyou.

Objective: Theobjectiveistomakepollutedwatercleanenoughforagoldfishtoliveforonedaybytrying tomakethelevelsofsaltandpHthesameasthewaterthegoldfishstartedoutin.

Hypothesis: Myhypothesisisthatwewillmakethewaterascleanasthewaterthegoldfishstartedoutin withtheprocedurewehavemade,thusthegoldfishwilllivehappilyinitforonedayormore.

Materials: SafetyGlasses LatexGloves HotPlate AfewBeakers Gravel Funnel CoffeeFilter Ice SalinityProbe

 PHProbe Tinfoil PollutedWater Goldfish

Procedures: 1.Getthematerialsstatedabove 2.CheckthepHlevelsandsaltinessofthewaterthegoldfishisalreadyin.Makethatyour objectivetogetthelevelsthesameasthewateryourecleaning 3.Putthepollutedwaterinbeaker 4.Turnonhotplate 5.Putthecoffeefilterinthefunnelandfillitwithgravel 6.Putthefunnelinabeaker 7.Pourthepollutedwatercarefullyintothefunnel 8.Patientlywaitforthebeakertofillup 9.Boilthewateronthehotplate 10.Makeabowlwiththetinfoilandputsomeiceinit 11.Putthebeakerfullofboilingwaterinthetinfoilbowlsothattheicesurroundsit 12.CheckhowsaltythewateriswiththeSalinityprobe 13.Ifeverythinglookswell,putthegoldfishinforonedayandseeifitdies. 14.Collectdataindatatablebelow

DataTable: PHlevels GoldfishWater ReclaimedWater 6.89 6.97 Saltiness 0.2 2.8

AnalysisofData: Whilecollectingthisdata,wediscoveredthatpatienceisverymuchneededwhileperforming stepnumbers7,9,and11.Whenwewerepouringthewaterintothecoffeefilter,itkeptoverflowing, andtookforevertocompletethetask.Alongwiththat,thewaterwasverystubbornwhenitcameto boiling.Itprobablytookover15minutesforittoboil,whichwasaverylongtimeinmymind.Also,in step11,itwasveryhardtomakethewatercooldown.Inall,thepatiencerequiredtodothis experimentwasneededmuchmorethanIhadthoughtbefore. Whenwewerealldonewithcleaningthewater,wehadputahealthygoldfishinitlikewewere supposedto.Tomydisbelief,thegoldfishhaslastedonewholedayandevenlonger.Ihadhonestly thoughtthatthegoldfishwasgoingtodiewithinthefirstfiveminutesofbeinginthewaterbecausethe salinityofourwaterwaswayhigherthanthegoldfishwaterhowever,thereclaimedwaterwascleaner thanIthought.Inall,thegoldfishhaslivedhappilyinthewaterforoveroneday,concludingthatthe procedureabovecanperformthetaskitsetouttocomplete. Weaddedmanystepsintoourprocedurescomparedtothefirstdraftwehadforourlab writeup.Weoriginallyhadtheideaofthesteps58fromthebeginning,butdecidedtotakethemout becausewedidntknowifitwouldmakeitdirtierinsteadofcleaner.Thereasonwedecidedtoputit backintoourlabisbecausewewantedtoexperimentmorewithourlab.

Conclusion: Inconclusion,ourexperimentworkedandourgoldfish,Fred,hassofarlivedhappily.Wedid whatwesetouttodoinourhypothesis,anditworked.Eventhoughwehadourdoubtsandthought thattheFredwoulddie,hedidntandweareveryhappyhedidnt.