Lab Activities Available for Classes Aboard the M/V Haendel

Mix and match these presentation elements to meet your needs!

Watershed Concepts and Technical Investigations:

• Review of watershed maps and images
• Shoreline Surveys- land use/land cover assessments
• On-line Remote Sensing Data Review via Cornellís RUSS unit website
• Navigational equipment and methods, including SONAR and GPS/GIS systems.

Water Chemistry & Physical Qualities: (Up to depths of 80 meters/250 feet.)

• temperature, pH, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen measurements
• alkalinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen analysis using LaMotte chemistry kits
• Secchi disk dip and assessment of water clarity
• Nutrient and carbon-cycling investigations

Biological Investigations:

• Plankton sampling with trawl net.
• Enumeration and identification of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities using digital,
• Investigation of organism adaptations, characteristics and associations.

Physical Investigations:

• Bottom sediment sample collection and observation (petit ponar grab)
• Thermocline (temperature gradient) delineation.
• Depth profile delineation (sonar depth finder readings)
• Evaluation of sonar imaging data.
• Advection/Dispersion tests.

Earth Science/Geological Investigations:

• Depth charting: Students may conduct a transect of Cayuga Lake, recording depth and plotting
  the depth profile to reveal a submerged glacial valley form.
• Tour of local geological features, including bedrock stratification, joint systems and gorge
  morphology, visible from the lake.

Field Data Recording:

• Students will record weather conditions and sampling locations
• Datasheets are provided to each team and completed for all sampling events
• Monitoring team data will be compiled for inclusion in our on-line, downloadable database.

Review Land & Water Stream and Shoreline Activity Options

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