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1 DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HUDSON & HARBOR 10/22/20 - UPPER ESTUARY SECTION NAME: You might want to look at the questions on page #2 before you record your data! WATER TEMPERATURE: LOCATION °C °F DISSOLVED OXYGEN (D.O.): LOCATION ppm or mg/L TURBIDITY (Clarity) LOCATION cm of visibility FISH & OTHER ANIMALS Clearwater fish key http://fishkey.clearwater.org LOCATION FISH ID

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Page 1: DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HUDSON & HARBOR 10/22/20 - UPPER ...€¦ · You have recorded data from about ten places in the Upper Hudson and you have heard from our Guest Scientist about

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DAYINTHELIFEOFTHEHUDSON&HARBOR10/22/20-UPPERESTUARYSECTION

NAME:Youmightwanttolookatthequestionsonpage#2beforeyourecordyourdata! WATERTEMPERATURE: LOCATION °C °F

DISSOLVEDOXYGEN(D.O.):

LOCATION ppmormg/L

TURBIDITY(Clarity)

LOCATION cmofvisibility

FISH&OTHERANIMALSClearwaterfishkeyhttp://fishkey.clearwater.org

LOCATION FISHID

Page 2: DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HUDSON & HARBOR 10/22/20 - UPPER ...€¦ · You have recorded data from about ten places in the Upper Hudson and you have heard from our Guest Scientist about

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MAPOFTHEUPPERESTUARYSITES

TAKINGADEEPERDIVE!YouhaverecordeddatafromabouttenplacesintheUpperHudsonandyouhaveheardfromourGuestScientistaboutWATERTEMPERATURE&DISSOLVEDOXYGEN(D.O.)!Let’stakeaDeeperDiveintoyourwatertemperaturereadings!

• YouhavecollectedfourreadingsfromdifferentlocationsintheHudson.• Recallwhatourguestscientistsaidabouthowtheseasonsaffectwater

temperature.Locationsfurthernorthfeeltheirseasonschangingsoonerwithcoolernightanddaytimetemperaturesthanlocationsfurthersouth.Writeyourtemperaturesdirectlyonthemap.NotethattheAdirondacktemperatureyourecordisactually153milesfurthernorththanPeeblesIsland.

• Useyourdatatoexplainhowlocationaffectedwatertemperature.BONUSQUESTION

• IfweweretoholdthiseventinJulyhowdoyouthinkitwouldaffectwatertemperature?

• NowthinkingabouttherelationshipourguestscientistmentionsbetweenD.O.andtemperature,howmightthataffectD.O.levelsinJuly?