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16 Jan 2007

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24 Nov 2006

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Experiments

Does cooled microwaved water affect algae growth?
PROJECT STATUS
Completed 30 May 2007

Does window film affect construction paper fading?
PROJECT STATUS:
Completed 25 May 2007

Does cooled microwaved water harm aquatic life?
PROJECT STATUS:
Completed 26 Apr 2007
Funding provided by a 2006 SELCO Mini-Grant

Does cooled microwaved water kill plants?
PROJECT STATUS:
Completed 17 Jun 2006
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Observations and data collection directory:
Does microwaved water harm aquatic life?
Data collection and recording by students

Setup Started: 2 Jan 2007
Starting Date: 25 January 2007
Current Status: Completed 26 April 2007, Week 13
Funding provided by a 2006 SELCO Mini-Grant


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Data collection and observation summaries will be available as the experiment progresses.

Contents of this page:

Raw data collection (weblog):
  • May 2007 - Water temperature (table)
  • May 2007 - Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate (table)
  • May 2007 - pH, water hardness, phosphate (table)
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Observations & Notes (weblog):
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Miscellaneous Items
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Summary of experiment
A brief overview of the experiment.

Detailed experiment
 A thorough examination of the procedures used to complete the experiment for those who want to scrutinize our methods.

Experimental subjects
Photographs of the experiment subjects in our experiment.

Students' notes and observations
A guide to the tables, graphs, and student observations made during this experiment.

Editor's notes and observations
A guide to Mr. Graham's observations.

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Photographs of subjects
Our subjects are identified through photos.

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Original Experiment
Read about the experiment that started our series of microwaved water experiments.

Student research
Brief reports about various topics related to the experiment, including water chemistry and why microwaves heat water.

Does microwaved water affect algae growth?
This is our spin-off experiment base on the results from this experiment.