{"id":1578,"date":"2018-01-02T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T16:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/?page_id=1578"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:19:43","slug":"step-1-setting-up-for-part-one-student-experience-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/getting-started-interdependence\/driving-question-pathway-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/preparing-for-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/step-1-setting-up-for-part-one-student-experience-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 1: Setting up for Part One, Student Experience 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/perch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/perch.png\" alt=\"perch\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/getting-started-interdependence\/driving-question-pathway-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/preparing-for-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/step-1-setting-up-for-part-one-student-experience-3\/print\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Print\">Print<\/a>\n<h3><em>Description<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Using pond water and readily available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/food-vs-nutrient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nutrient <\/a>sources, such as fertilizer, set up several containers with different nutrient conditions.\u00a0 We provide an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/4-example-nutrient-conditions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">example conditions description<\/a>.\u00a0 Place containers in a sunny indoor location, such as a windowsill that receives plenty of sunlight.\u00a0 Students record their observations and make comparisons across different samples daily over three weeks.\u00a0 However, keep discussion of the changes students observe to a minimum until Student Experience 3 so that the meaning of their observations fits into the conceptual flow of the pathway.<\/p>\n<h3><em>What to Expect<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Samples with added nutrients should become cloudy and develop color (likely some shade of green), but samples with no added nutrients remain more clear and less colored.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Implementation Tips <\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>(Note: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/4-example-nutrient-conditions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">example conditions description<\/a>\u00a0includes other practical guidance)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>DO NOT use a fertilizer that contains an herbicide or weed-killer (e.g., \u201cweed and feed\u201d) \u2013 the herbicide may prevent algae growth.<\/li>\n<li>If the class has no access to pond water, water from a lake or slow-moving stream can be used. You can also buy algae from a commercially available source and add it to tap water or purified water.\u00a0 For example: (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolina.com\/algae\/green-algae-ac-living\/FAM_151955.pr?question=algae+culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.carolina.com\/algae\/green-algae-ac-living\/FAM_151955.pr?question=algae+culture<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Focus students\u2019 attention on the overall color and cloudiness of samples when they are making observations, rather than any individual soil particles or plant\/animal debris. If feasible, take pictures of the samples as a part of documenting the results.<\/li>\n<li>Bubbles emerging within the water may be visible for water samples with algae growth. If so, be sure to have students take note.\u00a0 Bubbles can be a sign of the oxygen that algae make when they are using water and carbon dioxide to make sugar (i.e., their food).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description Using pond water and readily available nutrient sources, such as fertilizer, set up several containers with different nutrient conditions.\u00a0 We provide an example conditions description.\u00a0 Place containers in a sunny indoor location, such as a windowsill that receives plenty of sunlight.\u00a0 Students record their observations and make comparisons across different samples daily over three<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/getting-started-interdependence\/driving-question-pathway-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/preparing-for-the-mystery-at-sunrise-farm-pond\/step-1-setting-up-for-part-one-student-experience-3\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1573,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1578","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1578"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2793,"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1578\/revisions\/2793"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horizon-research.com\/ASSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}