Field Trip Worksheets

We made folders with these worksheets
To use in park Board Length directions

Measuring Board Feet

•Wood is measured in terms of board feet

•A board foot is a board that is one foot wide, one foot long and one inch thick

•How many board feet are in a board that is 6 inches wide, 10 feet long and one inch thick?

•How many board feet are in a stack of 20 oak boards each of which are 8 feet long, 9 inches wide and 2 inches thick?



1.                wrap a tape around the tree at 4.5 feet (chest High) from the ground and measure the circumference in inches

 _____________________________

2.                Find the diameter

(diameter= circumference/3.14)

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3.                Stand 66’ from the base of a tree. Use rope to measure.  Make sure the spot where you stand has the same elevation as the base of the tree.

Look through the viewer until the top of the useable tree is in sight. The clinometer will give a reading in percent (%) at the index line. This number is called the A (+) reading.



4.                Look through the viewer until the bottom of the trunk is in sight and read the percent at the index line. This is called the B (-) reading.

5.                Subtract A(+)- B(-)

6.                Subtract the bottom reading from the top reading and multiply this by your horizontal distance from the base of the tree.

For example:

A(+) = 63%

B(-) = -7%

Distance from Tree Base = 66’

63% - (-7%) = 70%

A.70 x 66’ = 46.2’ tree height.



7.                Convert the tree diameter from inches to feet.

(Divide by 12)

8.                Half of the diameter is the radius (r)           (divide by 2)

9.                The area of a circle is determined with the formula, A = πr2

10.            The cubic feet of lumber is calculated with:

Cubic feet = Area (ft) X Height (ft) / 4           (Dividing by four accounts for the tree’s taper)


BOARD LENGTH ANSWER SHEET


1.    Circumference_______________________________________

2.    Diameter____________________________________________

3.    A(+) reading __________________________________________

4.    B(-) reading___________________________________________

5.    A(+)- B(-)______________________________________________

6.    Tree height (Answer of  line 5) X 66=________________________

7.    Diameter/12___________________________________________

8.    Radius (diameter/2)_____________________________________

9.    Area of circle ___________________________________

10. Cubic ft of lumber Area (ft) X height(ft)__________________
WATER QUALITY FIELD TRIP FORM


Field Data Collection Sheet for Water Quality



1. Use probe 1 to measure the temperature of the water sample. Record the value (in ºC) on line below.



_______________________________________ ºC



2. Collect DO data. (probe 2)

a. Remove the probe 2 out of the distilled water bottle (remember you must loosen the top before pulling it out of the bottle. Place the tip of the probe into the water sample being tested. Submerge the probe tip to a depth of 4–6 cm.

b. Gently stir the probe in the water sample. Note: It is important to keep stirring until you have finished collecting data.

c. Continue stirring and data collection until the readings have been relatively stable (stable to the nearest 0.2 mg/L) for about 30 seconds, then record DO Reading on line.



_____________________________________ mg/L



4. Determine the percent saturation of DO for the water sample using your DO value and the formula and record on line below

% saturation = (actual DO reading / Saturated DO reading from Table 4 supplied by teacher) X 100



______________________________________%



5. Collect turbidity data .

a. Turbidity Sensor (probe 3) Allow the powered Turbidity Sensor to warm

up for five minutes.

b. Calibrate the sensor – tap turbidity sensor click on calibrate

Wipe off milky looking container and put in sensor lining up triangles

Click calibrate now

Enter 100 then click keep

Remove milky looking container

Put distilled water in empty glass to line container wipe off and put in sensor lining up triangles

Enter 0 in second box then click keep. Then click ok

c. Empty distilled water from container then fill your container with your water sample is exactly at the top of the line on the container.

d. Wipe off container and put in sensor lining up triangles

e. Measure the turbidity of the water sample. Record the value (in NTU) on line below.



____________________________NTU



6. Use a pH Sensor (probe 4) to measure the pH of the water sample. Record the value on line below.



______________________________________



7. Take PH probe (probe 4) out and replace it with the conductivity probe. Use a Conductivity Probe to obtain the total dissolved solid (TDS) value for the water sample. Have the switch on the Conductivity Probe box set to 0–2000 μS/cm(the bottom setting) record the value  on line



­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________________________ μS/cm





8. Divide answer for #5 by 2 to convert to mg/L (this number will be used to find the TDS q-value



_______________________________________ mg/L              (do step in classroom)

CHARTS TO FIGURE OUT WATER QUALTY IN CLASS

Made copies of charts 6-12 in experiment 4

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