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Science students survey Mondo Pond

Posted on Oct 09, 2009

Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacher April Kelley and History Department Chair Marilyn Cummings accompanied 29 AP Environmental Science students on October 9, to Mondo Pond in Milford for an Environmental Assay Survey. The students spent more than three hours surveying the environmental conditions of the pond and its surrounding habitat. After a guided nature walk around the pond led by Mrs. Kelley, the students settled into their assigned roles in the Environmental Assay Survey. Some aspects studied were dissolved oxygen levels, fecal bacterial counts, water quality (pH, nitrate & phosphate levels), soil quality (texture, pH, nitrate & phosphate levels) and species diversity. 

After completing the field studies, the students returned to school where they spent time in the laboratory analyzing their data. They compared the results of all the individual tests, and determined that the overall health of the pond system was fair/good in terms of species diversity and acceptable pollution levels. Their survey results will remain on file in the AP Environmental Science classroom so that future Advanced Placement Environmental Science classes can compare their results with survey results from previous years. The science department can now monitor the long-term health of this local ecosystem and note changes that occur over time.



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