Water

(Hydrosphe
re)
Water pH

Result

Average
Range

Is feature
within range
(Y/N)

Method (remember you need a bucket of the pond water)

7-8 pH

6-7 pH

Yes

Things you will need: Universal Indicator, Test tube or clear

container, pH chart, pipette
1. Collect some pond water and use a pipette to collect and drop
some water into a test tube.
2. Squeeze 2 3 drops of universal indicator into the test tube
and carefully swirl the water until it becomes a distinct colour.
3. Use the pH chart and compare the colour that the water is
closest to and work out the pH.

Water
Temp.

20.1C

16 20C

Yes

Turbidity

80 NTU

<10 - 40

No

Salinity

6.99 ppk

1535ppk

No

Air
(Atmospher
e)
Humidity

Result

Things you will need: Water thermometer

1. Hold the water thermometer around 1/3 into the surface of the
water.
2. Record the water temperature.
Things you will need: Turbidity tube, jug
1. Fill a jug with the water.
2. Slowly pour the water into the turbidity tube until the three
wavy lines on the bottom of the tube are very unclear. Keep
pouring if the lines are still clear.
3. Record the turbidity level.
Things you will need: Data logger
1. Using the data logger, place the probe into the water.
2. Turn it on and press F3 twice.
3. Wait for the ppk to settle and when it stops record the salinity
Method

Air Temp.
Wind Speed

Soil
(Lithospher
e)
Soil pH

Average
Range

Is feature
within range
(Y/N)

81%

60
90%

Yes

22C

12 26C

Yes

0.0m/s

0.02.0m/s

Yes

Result

6 pH

Average
Range
5.5 - 8
pH

Is feature
within range
(Y/N)
Yes

Things you will need: Hydrometer

1. Record the dry bulb temperature.
2. Record the wet bulb temperature.
3. Calculate the difference between the temperatures.
4. From the chart on the hygrometer, read down from the
difference and across from the dry bulb temperature to where
both meet. This will give you the humidity as a percentage.
Things you will need: Thermometer
1. Use the thermometer to record the air temperature in degrees
Celsius.
Things you will need: Anemometer
1. Hold the anemometer in a place that has full access to the
wind from all directions and keep there until the m/s has
stopped.
2. Record the m/s.
Method (remember you need a container of the soil)

Things you will need: Universal Indicator, pH chart, barium sulphate

1. Get a bit of the soil and put it on a clear container/ surface
2. Sprinkle barium sulphate onto the soil and place a few drops of
universal indicator on top.
3. Match up the colour that the soil turns into, to the pH chart.

Soil type

High

High

Yes

Soil size

Fine

Fine

Yes

Things you will need: soil

1. Look and feel the soil. If the soil is high it has a high amount of
organic matter and clay, if the soil is low there is little clay and
organic matter.
Things you will need: soil
1. Look and feel the soil. If the soil is fine there is a high amount
of clay and the soil can be moulded and shaped, if the soil is
coarse there is a high amount of sand/gravels so it cannot be
moulded.

All of our results worked really well. The equipment was very useful for collecting the information and results for the table above.
Stormwater affected the results for water turbidity and salinity so the results were out of range. The water pH and temperature were good.
The air and soil conditions for the mangrove is normal and fine.