Cypress Swamp Trip

When we went to the cypress swamp, we first tested the water for various things such as salinity nitrate levels, pH and turbidity. Salinity is the amount of salt in parts per thousand, and the salinity was about 1. Nitrate levels were around 0-5. pH was about 7.5 and the water was very turbid. We then learned about different paddling techniques. We tightened our life jackets and started to paddle into the water. There were many bugs, birds and alligators along the way. We stopped after awhile, ate and painted, then turned around and headed back. During the full trip we learned the 4 purposes of a wetland.

Lake Trip

On the trip I learned that alligators were not as aggressive as I thought they were. I learned that a large population of bugs swim in the water and I also got to know my partner a little better. I now know it's harder to paint in a kayak. The last thing I learned was how fast you can go with a little bit of team work.

Cypress Swamp

Today I learned a lot more about pH, salinity and other water testing things. Today was fun. My favorite thing was being out on kayaks in the open environment and learning about nature. I have never been to a cypress swamp before, so it was a totally new scene. I was glad that I had the opportunity to go out and see alligators. A fish jumped into a friends boat and that was a cool sight to see. Thank you for taking us on the trip.

Artist Boat

The best thing about our field trip was that we got to see a lot of alligator. We also got the ride kayaks and got to talk to friends. We also learned about the water that was in the Cypress Swamp. We got to paint what we saw in the habitat. There were also fish jumping out of the water. One of these fish actually jumped into one of my friends boats, but he let it go. It was a great experience that included good exercise...overall it was a fun trip.

Swamp Trip

Today at the Cypress Swamp, I learned that the pH of the water was like 7.5. I learned that the salinity was 1 parts per thousand. I saw 3 alligators and 1 was big and got close to my kayak. I learned that scientist use pH and salinity testing to measure how healthy the water is. I also got to use the tool that measures the salinity in the water and it was called a refractometer.

Artist Bout

I had went to Artist Bout, not so long a go. I thought it was wonderful. I like what I learned as well, we learned that when ever it rains or the weather might seem bad, the river moves quicker. Besides, the view was amazing, I even drew it as my painting. I am very thankful that I went, we went kayaking with a partner, and it was very cool. The weather was perfect and I enjoyed it very well.-Nayeli S.

we check the water because we need to know if the water is good or bad for the ecosystem .we check it to know what is in the water.we check it with some special tools which are very cool.we should take more care of what we are doing to our ecosystem because that can hurt the animals that live there.i learn a lot in artistbote and it was really fun. -maria h.

Artist boat
hello i am here to talk about what I learned at artist boat. we learned about turbidity which is like how far we can see into the water in tell it gets to foggy. that is important because it means the fish are not getting some oxygen. Now is salinity it tells how mush salt and other stuff are in the water. now is about pH this is really important because if it is to acid it can harm everything, but if it to helpful it will harms. -Dwayne K

Artist Boat

Artist boat was fun. because it was out of school. we learned things but they made it fun. we learned about the water and how they check if its clean or not. the water has to me clean for the animals to survive. - Nestor.L

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                                                                  artist boat trip

       I liked the artist boat field trip. it was fun even though I got wet.i was snored the next day because of paddling a lot. I learn that i shouldn't eat with my PFD because I couldn't breathe while i was eating. I didn't know the river was that deep. Eli G. 

        Turbidity- when alot of stuff gets in the water and the water becames dark and you cant see the ground.

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I learned that to check the salt in the water is to see how light the water is. I also learned that we have to check the water to make sure it is safe for the fishes. we use the refractometer to check the salinity in the water. the refractometer is used to see what dissolved solids are in the water. I also leanred there is a lot of wild life out there. - sara g

My time in Artist Boat

    I had such a fun time will I was in artist boat, I both enjoy it and learn from it. It was one of the  only experience I had to ride a kayak. Some coll things I learn about this trip learning the tools we use to check our environments around Texas. For example here are a few things I learned on the artist boat trip

  Checking water is really important for both us and the animals that live there, as it dependents how effective can be, by checking local environments health/condition. The environments can help within he flood control and be home to a many type of life, they also purified water. I also got too see some cool tools like Serchidisk, Refractometor, and litmus paper. These tolls are measured to see how healthy this environment can be, for example the Serchidisk helps us see how clean or unclean the water can be. The Refractormetor helps us determine how much salt is there in the water of the environment. Also no to forget litmus paper a great tool to see how healthy is the water with chemical changes when the water chose the paper, making different color and help us to find out its quality.

  This is my writing of the Artist Boat, and may you have a nice day. 

By: Arath .A

Artist Boat

We check water using Seechidisk, Refractometer, and litmus paper. The seechidisk checks the Turbidity. The refractometer checks the Salinity and the litmus paper checks the pH. It is important because humans can't handle too much salt water and neither can the fish in the ocean. It is bad because a fish who lives in salt water can't handle too much freshwater and vise versa. If we don't check the water often it could be bad because something bad could be in the water and we wouldn't know. The Seechidisk makes shows how clear the water is. The Refractometer measures salinity and the pH shows the acidic levels. These are important to us. 

Batoul C

Artist Boat- Markecia B.

Artist Boat 

The Artist Boat field trip was the best field trip this year in my opinion. We learned what turbidity was (how cloudy the water is), also most importantly we learned how to Kayak. To be honest at first it was not so great for my partner and I, only because we kayaked ourselves straight into a tree.It was really fun though!  In the end we learned we learned about the beauty of nature, even though there are spiders and snakes it wasn't that bad.

Artist Boat

I learned so much during the Artist Boat trip. I learned about Turbidity, Salinity, and pH. Turbidity is when you check to see if the water is healthy for the environment. Salinity is when you check to see how much water is in the water. PH is when you see where on a chart your liquid would fall upon other chemicals. You can salinity by taking a refractometer and holding it upward. you can check for turbidity by getting a secchi disk. Overall it was a great learning experience and I hope everyone else thinks that also.
-Mark D.  

Artist Boat

The artist boat was really fun, I had a blast with my friends. I also learned how to paddle, and how to move the kayak in any direction i want. I learn how to measure the pH level of the water. The pH is to measure how much salt there is in the water or how salty it is. You measure it by seeing how bright it is, if its really bright, then the pH level of the water is high.  / Saul D

Artist Boat Field Trip

During the Artist Boat field trip I learned the proper way to kayak. I also learned about wetlands. I learned that testing for turbidity, salinity, and pH helps to protect the ecosystem. If we didn't test for these things we wouldn't know what the water is like and if it was safe for the environment.Turbidity is checking the water to see if it is healthy for the living things in the environment.
- Sabrina D.

Artist Boat

Turbidity is used to measure how dirty the water is by using a secchi dish. It tells how much particles are in the water. Salinity is measured by a refractometer. It shows how much salt is in the water. pH is measured using a pH tester. It tells you how acidic or basic the water is.

-Ritesh S.

Artist Boat

On Artist Boat, I learned how to kayak. They showed us what turbidity looks like, we also saw salinity and tested Ph. I had so much fun!
-Abigail W

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on artist boat we learned how to kayak. they showed us what turbidity is. also we also saw salinity and tested ph. it was fun I would go again. -Kathy r

Artist Boat

The Artist Boat fieldtrip was a fun experience ! I learned how to kayak and measure turbidity , Salinity , and PH. Turbidity is measured by sechiidisk. We measure Turbidity to see is cloudiness or haziness of fluid  caused by large numbers of individually particles. Salinity is tested with Refractometers. We test Salinity to see how many salt there is in the water. We test PH  with litmus paper . We test PH to see how many acidity of aikalinity the4re is in the water. -Bertha R.

Artist boat was a unique experience and hope to attend it again. I learned and discovered a lot of new things that i didn't know about the water.I learned that we check our water quality to see if fish can survive for we can fish, The water is fresh and safe to drink, and good for our environment. We check the salinity, turbidity, and PH. i hope to attend artist boat again and learn more about my environment. - Bryce R.

We learned a lot on the artist boat field trip it was a fun an amazing experience. I have been on artist boat before and it was fun I learned something new every time I went. We learned about stuff like pH, Turbidity, and Salinity all very important things to test in an ecosystem. pH is the acidity in the water. This can be harmful to the ecosystem if there is too much or too little of acidity in the water if the acidity level is to low or to high then the organisms in that ecosystem could die.we test the acidity with litmus paper it is a small strip of paper you dip it in the water and the strip turns a certain color there is a key and the color that matches the color on the key gives you a number and that is the level of acidity in the water. Turbidity is the murkiness of the water this can be harmful to the ecosystem because if there is to much dirt and pollution in the water then the oxygen cannot pass through and the fish cannot breathe. Salinity is another very important water quality test that needs to be checked often. There is a instrument called a refractometer you place a small drop of the water you are testing in the refractometer close the refractometer and it shows a number and that is how much salinity there is it should be about 20 psi.I would like to become a marine biologist when i get older.people need these test and they use them in their every day lives pool cleaners use them, marine biologist use them and lots of other people use them.

I had a great time on artist boat and i am hoping to go back some time 

-Makayla R.

artist boat trip

on my artist boat i learned that people have to test the salinity of the water to see if its safe for wild life and people. I also learned  about what PH levels. HP levels are what you use to test the assiduity of the water. also apparently the plants in swamps marches and other habitats plants filter pollution. I cant what for my next trip so i cam learn more
Ivan IP        

On Artist boat I learned that they test the water quality in many ways. like test it for salinity with a refractometer or pH with litmus cards. I also learned that they do this to protect the wildlife and our water supply from harmful chemicals. And try to stop what causes the chemicals to get there. Saving the native species that live there from pollution.  -Max K.

What I did at Artist Boat was study the salinity( with a refractometer) and see how much light bends when it comes into contact with the surface of the water to see how clear or murky the water is.  How we check water quality is testing the salinity, pH, Turbidity and how clear the water is.   I tested the amount of salt there was in the water to see if it was safe enough to drink and if it was safe for the animals that live in that water as well.   Why we study water quality is to see how safe the water that we live beside and drink and use really is.
Natalia Q.

I don't know what turbidity is. salinity is the salt level. ph is it tells you if the water is safe or not. I like the experience that we had of going kayaking in a swamp. I like that you could hang out with your friends and miss school. I like to see the nature and learn about it.- john o.

Artist Boat

The time at artist boat was really fun and cool. IN the boat me and my partner Kathy got a lot of water in to the kayak and that was a mess. We checked for the pH level by using a litmus paper and put a drop of water on it and it changed colors if something had happen. we also did water color paintings which also was really fun. I drew the cypress trees that was around us with one of the kids in the picture. - Giovanni J.

Artist Boat

I learned how to kayak and how to paddle.pH is like the color of the scales. It was really fun going out to kayak. It was a pretty long trip to the filed trip. We got lost when we went but then we figured it out and got back on track.I got wet because of the paddling and the water getting in the boat. I was soar the next day of all the paddling. It was funny too because i got stuck on the tree and we needed to get out.pH is a piece a paper u stick it on the water and changes color. - Joel C.

At the Artist Boat field trip I learned how to kayak because I had never been kayaking before. I also learned hoe to test pH and about the turbidity. There were small alligators in the water but we didn't get see any but the field trip was still fun. -Christian C

Artist Boat

What i learned in Artist Boat was that salinity is salt. pH is like this color thing that you look at the color and scale it. It was cool to learn about turbidity, salinity, pH.We do this test to make sure our ecosystem is well cared.I also learned how to kayak. The field trip was really fun- Jocelyn A.

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       On the artist boat filed trip i learned many stuff. I learned Many stuff of the environment, what type of animals live there, The type of trees they have and more. The thing i learned the most was to kayak. I learned that the water they had there was sweet water, but not safe to drink.  I also learned about salinity, and turbidity.  Mirthala G.

Artist Boat

 I learned about salinity and how to ride in a kayak. The trip was a fun and educational. I learned that salinity is how much salt is in the water. It is useful to know so we will know if the water is good or not. if the water is too salty than we can't drink it and the fish will be unhealthy. We went into fresh water so the water wasn't salty but in the bay it should be medium and the gulf should be kind of high.

                                                                Wayne B



What i learned is how to test pH test. Also we learned about turbidity and salinity. The reason why we take these test is because we care about what goes on in our ecosystem. We collected the water by using a refractometer how much light bends or refracts when it enters the liquid.I really enoyed the filed trip. -Pamela M

I learned that to check the pH in the water you have to look at the color of the water and the color on the scale. The scale is from 0 to 14 with 7 being medium. It was cool to learn about salinity and turbidity too. I had a lot of fun kayaking. I also had fun painting my drawing. - Nikki L.

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artist boat was really fun. Ph is what color the water is and how dirty is the water. also kayaking was fun. salinity is how much salt is in the water. also i got to hang out with my friends.- julie h

Science

We learned about turbidity, salinity, and pH level. Turbidity is the cloudiness of a fluid caused by a lot of individual particles. We used a tube and secchi disk to test how much turbidity is in the water. Refractometers measures how  the light bends or refracts while in the water. The more salt, the more resistance for the light and the more it will bend. pH level measures the acidity of alkalinity of water, expresses in terms of its concentration of hydrogen ions. pH scales range from 0-14. pH of 7 is neutral, pH lower than 7 is acidic, pH higher is basic.


Courtney Vieira

There are multiple reasons of why we check for water quality. One of the main reasons of why we check it is to see if the water is healthy for the fish and people. We test turbidity to see how much materials are in the water. A lot of materials in the water effect the fish and clog up there gills. That's one of the reasons why we check for water quality.                                                           ~ Jordyn Z

Artist boat

The field trip was great since we learned a lot about turbidity,salinity, and Ph. We saw how clear the water was and if we could see. We saw how salty it was or how fresh it was. We checked the ph with a tool that was cool. The whole trip was awesome and i want to go again.- Xavier E

Artist Boat

 "We talked about salinity,turbidity and PH we learned how to test it. We used a turbidity tube and filled it up whit the water lake and released  it until we could see the black and white at the bottom of the turbidity tube." -Leticia F.

Artist boat was fun, The best part was when my group went kayaking. We didn't get to draw in the kayak but it was fun sitting in the tables looking at the place. The water was fresh, we tested the salt with the salinity.
Anais F.

we checked the water quality by using the salinity test. by putting water in it then looking at the object inside by checking how much salt the water had. we also went kayacking it was fun we kayacked for about 1 hr and 30 min. then we painted from 15min.
Ashley C.

Artist boat trip

Jonathan E

We use 3 reliable sources  Salinity , Ph and  Turbidity but my favorite one is the salinity because you add a drop of the water and it will show you where it is salted at.We check water quality for the environment. There are Alligators in there and they have to be in certain waters and land.The fishes in there also need a very specific type of water.If we have a healthy river then it means we have healthy animals.The river looks better when it is clear of trash , and when the water is clearer. We test the water so we know if its salt or fresh. It could be dirty water or clean water.I really enjoyed kayaking !

Artist Boat

I learned that we test the salinity of the water to see how much salt there is. The turbidity is to test the cloudiness of the water. The pH is to test to see how much acid is in the water. I also learned that khaking is a fun yet hard-working type of sport. I love the artist boat.
-Adrieanna B

Artist boat trip

I had a good time going to Artist boat. We learned how to test for turbidity, salinity, and pH. We tested this to know how safe the water was for the ecosystem. We also learned how to kayak. We all leaned something new that day. Kayaking a is a fun sport for everybody. We also water painted. We had a good time drawing. We all drew something different. On the way back from the trip we all laugh about the fun we had in the kayak. And about how we want to go next year.-Maritchie A.

it was a long bus ride up to the artist boat field trip but once we got there it was fun to see the waters pH and is turbidity and the selenite levels of the water that the fish and plants and animals live in
I enjoyed kayaking the best because we went looking for alligators but we didn't see any because it was colder than normal and the sun wasn't out so the alligators stayed under water but when we came back we got to water color witch was also cool but not very interesting to me after painting we went back on the long buss ride back to Galveston. - JohnA

Artist Boat Field Trip

The artist boat field trip was amazing! I learned a lot about the bay that I didn't know before. We learned about the PH. PH and how it is important for our ecosystem. My favorite part was kayaking. It was first time doing it, and it turned out great! -J.A

When we tested the turbidity using a secchi disk. Turbidity is the haziness of the water and it can be dangerous to the environment. What we did was we got water into the tub and we noticed it looked very dirty. We drained it until we saw the bottom of the tub. We drained a lot of it till we could see the bottom and got the measurement. 

- Aliyah V.

At first it was boring the long bus ride to artist boat but it was one of the best parts seeing the dolphins, ships, birds, taking pictures,and maybe a shark (can't remember). As we arrived I of many  were disappointed that we can't kayaking and saying "I want to go home" I thought sure it was sad that we didn't go kayaking but you know its still fun without it. So we talked about turbidity,salinity, and lastly about pH. After talking about what it is and what it does we got on the bus and went on a hike as we were walking we saw spiders(a lot),birds,and snake(that will come back later). We saw many thing as we were walking back to the beginning to go back to school Jordyn screamed like she found a dead body but it turns out to be a snake about maybe 10inches to 1 ft long and looked like a rat snake but she screamed we all had a laugh. As we got on the bus we arrived back at school with full bellies (because we ate on the trip back) to get back on a normal day at school.
Nicholas S. 

I learned about turbidity, salinity, and pH level. Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles. We can use a tube and secchi disk to test how much turbidity is in the water. Refractometers measures how the light bends or refracts while in the water. The more salt, the more resistance for the light and the more it will bend. pH level measures the acidity of alkalinity of water, expresses in terms of its concentration of hydrogen ions. pH scales range from 0-14. pH of 7 is neutral, pH lower than 7 is acidic, pH higher is basic.
Ariah. V

Artist Boat Field Trip

On our way to artist boat I was really tired so I went to sleep, and I guess that was okay, since the trip was so long. But anyways once we got there they said we weren't going to be able to kayak because of the wind's speed. So we kind of of got to choose, it was either hiking or art and everyone chose hiking, even though I would enjoyed art better. Then we did some testing on the water, and that was really fun because me and Jordyn got our feet wet to get a water sample. The testing I liked the most was PH testing, the guy said I could do the testing, so I got a little test tube and put water in it, then a PH pill and put it in the sample, afterwards we matched the color of the water to a piece of paper, and the PH was 8. We also checked salinity with a refractometer, I didn't really like this test but it was fun. Afterall the testing we rode the bus somewhere and went on a Hike, that was really fun and scary because Jordyn saw a snake and she screamed about 5 times and the got over it, hahaha ikr so funny!!!
By : Cynthia S

We checked water quality to determine whether the water is harmful to animals living in the body of water. We tested for turbitiy, which was the cloudiness or haziness in the water - kind of like smoke in the air. This can mess with the fish's gills and kill them. We tested it using a secchi disk. We tested for the salinity, the salt effects how light refracts or bends in the water. We measured the salinity using a refractometer. We tested for the pH levels, which is its concentration of hydrogen ions. We used a litmus paper, which is different colors, on a scale from one to seven, negative and positive. We used it to test the acidity, and how clean the water is.

- Marcus V.

we check water quality to see how clean the water actually is. You can test it many was. Three of the ways are by checking Turbidity, Salinity, and ph. To test for Turbidity you have to use a Turbidity tube. You can test ph. by using litmus paper. And you can test salinity by using a refractometer.


-Zeke S

We checked for salinity by putting a couple drops of water in the refractometer. We check to see if the light will bend. If it bends too much in the fresh water test, then it has too much salt in the water. Which is bad for the fish. We also checked for turbidity because if there was too much turbidity it could clog up the fished gills.
--Storm S.

Testing Water

During artist boat we discovered how to test for water ph, salinity and turbidity. Using a special tool that turns the water a certain color we found the ph. After we used a refractometer to find the salinity of the water. When we finished that we tested the turbidity using a turbidity tube. Going to Artist boat helped me learn a lot more about our water and whats in it. \
-James S

      I really enjoyed going on the artist boat field trip that really opened our eyes, showing us how our environment is like. And adding to that we also need to take care of our environment since we are massive consumers which means we emit a lot of waste (pollution) into our environment. In the trip we learned a lot of thing especially how to test the water quality of Galveston bay. One of the ways we tested the water was by a turbidity test. So the principle was to get a sample of the water and putting it into a specialized beaker that shows how mater particles in the water that can affect the cloudiness (Visibility) of the water and also can cause harm to any sea life in the water. So the trip was really educational and I'll like to come again one day.
                                                                                                           - Chris. L

We check for turbidity a lot in places such as bay's, oceans, rivers, and much more. The reason we check for this in the water sources is so we can know how much sediment is in the water. The fish and other creatures in the water breathe, and they cannot have lots of sediment. We test turbidity by placing a disk in the bottom of a turbidity tube. You pour the water and check for visual of the secchi disk, and that is how you know how much sediment is in the water. - Caralyne M

Snake in the Woods

Artist boat was pretty cool. While we were there we checked the turbidity of the water with a tube and a Secchi disk. Turbidity is when you measure what sediments are in the waters, the sediments come from the air. We also went on a hike! There was some cool stuff there. I also saw a long black snake and I screamed.
-Natalie Morales

I would like to thank y'all for having us on this field trip. I learned ALOT about our ecosystem and how we take measurements of it. Even though we did not get to go kayaking we got to go on a amazing hike through the swamp. we got to learn about turbidity, turbidity is the cloudiness in the water. You can measure turbidity by using a tube with a block and white circle in the bottom, when you see the bottom that is where you measure it.


                                                                    Miles L

Artist Boat

The drive to the site for kayaking was long, and everyone was really excited to kayak. When we got there, though, and when we got there, we were disappointed. We didn't have enough time to kayak. We did get to learn about turbidity, salinity, and PH, which I thought was pretty cool.cool. Ph is the acidity of alkalinity of the water, and is tested by getting a sample of the water, and dripping it on some litmus paper. The normal PH for water is 7, which is neutral. The litmus paper turns different colors to show the acidity of alkalinity of the water. When we compared the paper to our diagram, is showed that the water was about a 7, which is good. We monitor the PH levels because most animals are adapted to living only at certain levels of PH, and any higher or lower acidity is bad for them. I also learned the PH can be affected by things like seashells, which was actually pretty interesting, and it got me thinking about all the seashells in the ocean, and how that affects the PH level.
-Devon L.

Artist Boat lol

We didn't do anything we were supposed to on artist boat. we did, however test the water to see if it was clean or not. we tested for salinity, turbidity and PH levels. Then, since the wind was going 5 mph we couldn't kayak. we also decided to do no art, which left artist boat to just Blank. Instead of doing the intended activities we did everything opposite of it. We hiked and enjoyed our luxurious 6 hour bus ride home.

                                                                     By: Logan L   

Testing Our Water

When we got to the lake we were about an hour or so too late. Meaning we couldn't kayak, so instead we ran a bunch of tests on the water in the lake. My favorite test we did was testing the Turbidity of the water (the cloudiness of haziness of the water). So we tested the turbidity by using a Secchi Disk, a black and white disk with a tube connected to it. We filled the tube up until it was full, then let water out until we could see the Secchi disk. Then measured the turbidity. We test the turbidity in order to see how polluted the water is and how safe it is for the fish and animals living in it.~Braden H

Testing Our Water

We test our waters for pH,salinity, and turbidity so we can keep track of the environment for our animals. We test our pH to see how acidic the environment is, so we know how much chemicals there might be in it. We test salinity to see how salty the water is, so we can keep track of salt water and fresh water movements. Turbidity is tested for the reason of keeping track of how much sediments are in the water, so we know to cleanse the water if it has too many sediments. We do all these things for the reason of keeping our animal friends safe.
     
         -Wai L. K

i like paint

             Last week my class went on a field trip with Artist Boat, to Lake Charlotte. Although we didn't kayak, we tested the water quality. One of the tests we performed was a turbidity test. We filled a tube with a disk at the bottom, and slowly released water until we could see the disk. instead of kayaking, we went on a hike, which was still fun. - Carson H.

Artist Boat Water Quality Testing

              On my groups artist boat field trip we learned how to test for Turbidity, Salinity and pH. The most interesting thing that I learned was how to test the Turbidity. This would be done by filling up a tube of water to the top. Then you would release the water slowly though a small pipe until you could see a black and white colored circle. Once you did you would check how much water was in the tube to get the turbidity.                            
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                           -Jack Davison

Field Trip

On the artist boat field trip, we tested the water quality. Using a secchi disk and tube, we tested the turbidity. Using a refractometer, we tested the salinity. To test the PH level, we used litmus paper and looked at the color. We didn't get to go kayaking, but went on a nature hike to explore plants and animals.

Mindy F

Turbidity is used to see how clean is the bay or if their any organisms are living. The water is sometimes is clean and sometimes is dirty so we use a tube to find how much of the water is clean. The water is dirty because people throw trash into the water and that kill all the animals and organisms. When we got inside the kayak and started to row the water was getting mix with all the dirty underneath. We have to save all the living organisms and try to find how much of the water is dirty.
               -Benjamin. P

Artist boat

The trip to and from Lake Charlotte was fun because I got to chat with my friends on the bus. When we got to the place, we were taught how to use paddles, then we had to take the kayak into the water. The kayak went smooth until my partner had to get out the boat. I accidentally tipped the boat, and my partner went under the water. Turbidity is important because it shows how clear the water is and how much pollutants  are in the water.

                                                              -Jeffrey K.

My trip to Lake Charlotte

Ty P.

      

        We check the salinity of water in our bodies of water, because the salinity levels will affect every aspect of the ecosystem. When testing for salinity, we use a refractometer as our measuring tool. Turbidity is the amount of sediment found in the water. We measure this by using a secchi disk. You collect the water and then pour out a certain amount until you can see the small disk at the bottom, and that is how you find the turbidity level.

Artist boat was pretty fun. Learning how using turbidity to figure out how clean and clear the water was fun. It was way funner then i expected. I had a great time kayaking and learning how to kayak. I would go back and do it again anytime.
  - Jordan P

We check water quality to see if the ecosystem is harmed or not.We can check this by using multiple types of tests. Turbidity is one where you measure how clear the water is at a certain
height. Salinity is where you measure how the water is,like if its salty or if it contains acids and you measure this by using refractometer.pH is when you measure for acidity of alkalinity of water.
- Karla M

Artist Boat

I had a lot of fun on Artist Boat. We learned how to kayak and we got to watercolor on the water. I learned how to measure the salinity. You measure the salinity by filling up a refractometer with the water and letting the water run until a certain point. We measure the water quality so that all the plants and animals that live there won't be harmed by anything in the water. -Noemi M.

After going to the Artist Boat field trip for the second time, I have learned various things from this experience. First of all, it was very fun to get in the water and kayak plus we almost went near a snake too! After kayaking, we tested for turbidity in the water. I learned that turbidity is how clear the water or contaminated it is. We took a sample of water and put it in a turbidity tube with a secchi disk.  We then poured out the water until we could see the disk. It turns out that the trinity water is not as clear which tells us to step up and do something about it. This is the main thing I learned at the field trip and would like to contribute to making the water healthier for all of us.
- Samhitha K.

Artist Boat Blog

For artist boat, we went kayaking. Plus, we saw how to test for turbidity. Turbidity is the haziness or cloudiness of a fluid. This is usually caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally visible to the naked eye.  The main reason that we tested the water was that so we could see if it was harmful to the ecosystem. 

- Camryn H. 

I went on the artist boat field trip. We went kayaking. We painted pictures. I also learned how to test water for turbidity. We filled a cylinder with the lake water and slowly started letting some out until we could see the plate on the bottom. We do this check to see if the water is safe and how many particles it has in it.            -Jackson K

Artist Boat Trip

Do you know how much fun artist boat is if not i'll tell you. It was more fun then going out late to go eat at a restaurant. It was a fun learning experience and if you don't believe me just ask about everybody else who went! I don't know a single person who would turn down this fun time. We zigzagged all over the place in the water and it was fun. We even ate lunch out there on the bay like nobody's business. If I were asked to go again I definitely would love the chance to go again. I just utterly love the way they set everything up its just so amazing. Now getting into the stuff about turbidity. jeez I think it is with a tube and you would fill it up and then at the bottom of it called a secchi disk and if you cant see it the turbidity is bad.Thanks for the trip!

         -Brandon D.

Cool Trip :-)

     I had fun at the artist boat field trip. while I was there I learned some things about kayaking and the ecosystem. First, I figured out that a kayak is not very stable while I was painting. Second, I learned that the turbidity (murkiness) of the water affects the plants living in it. Finally, I had the nice experience of viewing the lake and its inhabitants.

     -Dylan D.

Artist Boat Field Trip

Artist boat was lots of fun we got to kayak and test water turbidity. On the kayak we got to draw the landscape of the lake, and the trees. We tested turbidity by putting water in a tube with hole that could be plugged. At the bottom was a sec-chi disk, which is just a black and white disk, that we had to see where was the first time we could see it.

Pablo C.

Artist Boat 2015

At the end of Artist boat we went to go check the water turbidity. The first thing we did was we grabbed a sample of the water. Then we looked at the secchidisk and checked the bottom. We couldn't see that good so we let some water out. We let the water out until we could see the secchidisk and then we measured the water. That determined how clear was the water.

William G 

What I Learned

What I learned at Artist Boat was how and why we test turbidity, salinity, and pH. How to test turbidity is we use a secchi disk, and gather some water then let some out little by little until the disk is visible. How you test salinity is by using refractometer to see how much the light bends in the water. How you test pH is using a pH scale and putting it in water so see how basic or acidic it is. At Artist Boat this is what we learned and were taught how to use these instruments.

Elise C.

I learned that the river helps in reins and floods

It was really fun kayaking I had a really god time there and  there was a lot a stuff that I learn about .i would like to go again .i learn aboute the trynity river and about every the water there .

What I learned in this year's Artist boat is that the fish depend on the water to live and how to kayak against the current and how to doge trees.

When ever there is bad weather, like when it rains, the river moves faster.

At Artist Boat I learned about salinity, turbidity, and Ph. We learned that if the water is to turbid than the animals in the environment will be hurt. Salinity is where you see how much salt is in the water this is also important to the lives of the animals in the enviroment.

I learned multiple things about the environment, it's water and I would be curious to see more of this environment.

It was so cool! I had the time of my life being right I front of Sara while she was yelling at me the whole time because when we first took off we ran right at a tree. I also learned how not to flip the kayak.

Artist boat field trip

I learned the proper way to kayak and also about wetlands

I learned that to measure the salt in the water is the brightness of the water. And I also learned that I'm really bad at kayaking.

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My favorite part about artist boat was the kayaking even though me and my partner kept bumping into trees and other things. It was really fun and I learned about the water and its surroundings. The trip is pretty fun 🚣🏼

I learned to kayak. Not only that,but I learned about how important water is for us,humans and animals.

It was fun ig, idk it was alright we fell off the kayak👅💦

I learned that hooters wasn't too far from where we we're kayaking, I learned that you need a lot of force to push the kayak and it was a lot of fun...

Ph test

I learn that you can measure how much salt in the water, to see how much salt there is in the water nbrightness glows brighter, this process is called Ph Test

Don't kayke with Joel

I learned don't fall out of the kayke its cold

cayke

I learned not to cayke with Joel because we flipped in the water head first

Artist boat was a fun experience for me. It was an experience that I would never forget. I learned about are bay and how important are bay is. Our bay should stay healthy and beautiful.

On Artist boat we learned about many things, for example we went over PH ,salinity, and turbidity.
Ph is the acidity in the water it can effect the population of the fish if it is two acidity then the fish could die because they are breathing in that acidic water. Salinity is the salt in the water it could also effect the fish and plants and for example the blue crab normally hangs around in saltier water , but during winter or when they are about to lay there eggs they move to deeper water where it is less salty. Turbidity is another thing we learned it determines how murky the water is and this can effect the fish because if it is to murky then the fish cannot get the oxygen out of the water and they won't be able to breathe. We need to know this type of information because the population of the fish can die and we need to prevent that from happening . This information is also important for marine biologist and people who own swimming pools because  they test all of these things on a daily basis . People need to respect these tests because they really do help the ecosystem and our environment.

-Makayla redhail-Anthony
Austin middle school
8 the grade
11/18/15

It's was fun and some people drank the water

In the artist boat field trip I learned that it is an environmental place for many animals. I also learned how to kiakack and cool stuff about The tall trees

I learned how to kayak, and paddle. I learned how to move my body in the kayak and I learned about how to combine the water colors on my paper!!!

Something really fun and I learned to do is kayaking. I went last year but I did really bad this year I did better. I learned what salinity,turbidity,and PH is too.

I liked when we went kayaking, even when it was raining a little bit, so it was fun. I learned what tubidity and salinity means.

I went to the artist boat fiand of trip and had a lot of fun... We go to kiyack and and it was really fun go my arms got tired but it as worth it...Also before we wen kiyackung we measured water and checked how much sand there was ... We also draw about the ecosystem and my drawing was horrible 😂😂😷... I love artist boat!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏼 ~ Ashley Chavez ❤️

I liked ka and we learned about  turbidity salinity an PH we peed in the woods and we etc...😱🙄😭🐠

When we first got there we did lots of test to see the Salt level and ph of the water.  We then when back to where the kayaks where we then picked our kayaks. They thought us how to paddle and how to adjust our life jackets. We then got in our kayaks and when around the Trinity river and then came back we didn't see any alligators but it was pretty fun🌊🚣🏽 :Jerry

The trip was really fun. I learned about tubidity and salinity, we also tested pH. There's no restrooms tho.. /:

Tbh the bus was the most fun because we didn't go kayaking but I didn't go kayaking last year either so yeah other then that I learned a lot and it was really boring so yeah

3.5 out of 5 Stars

I learned that buses aren't that fast and can get you behind schedule. I wished that we had time and less wind that day so we could had gone out kayaking.

Water

the water ph, salinity and turbidity was measured during artist boat. I learned that you measure these using certain tools

I learned about turbidity. But it really wasn't fun because we didn't even get to kayaking. But I did learn about salinity also and how we can protect our wildlife in the water or outside the water. But it was pretty boring.

Artist Boat

It's was fun but I would call it science hike because that's all we did the most fun part was the bus but we learned about turbidity,salinity,and refraction I'll rate it 3/10 IGN would maybe go again Michael bay plus the scream

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I learned somethings from artist boat like turbidity, ph, but even though we didn't go kayaking it was ight.

I learned more about pH and the pH scale. I had a lot of fun kayaking, putting beside the almost falling out into the water multiple times, of course. I saw fish and gained biceps due to using the paddles. It was kool. 

- caralyne da smuprh murph - 

I learned about the pH scale, salinity, and turbidity. I wish we went kayaking. It was kinda boring.

The bus ride was.........

I learned about the salinity, turbidity and pH level of the water and the tools they use to measure all of this. Even though we didn't kayak, we went through the forest and saw animals. The snakes were my favorite.

What I learned at the Artist Boat Field Trip

What I learned.
I learned that the ph level severely affects plant and animal life within a lake. I also learned that the PH level can be affected by things like
Shells
Fishing line
And Kayaks.
By Devon.

Although we didn't get to go kayaking, we learned about water testing for turbitity, salinity, and PH levels. We also went on a hike and saw lots of plants and animals.

I didn't like it

all we did was drive drive drive no matter what, kayaking on my mind got canceled no I'm mad.

I leanrned that a bus isn't really fast, and 5 mph winds can make you not able to use a kayak. Also I learned people are afraid of floating snacks. I learned that you don't use people with bad eyesight to look at the secci Disk.

Natalie Morales

the trip was okay I did learn a couple of new things. we didn't go kayaking which sucked but the bus ride was fun 🙃🚣🏽

Hi

🍟🍟⛄️💃🏼💃🏼🚣🏼🚣🏼🎅🏿🎅🏿🎅🏿artist boat

so fun had a great time

Cool trip!

I went on the artist boat field trip, and I had a lot of fun on thyme hike and learned girls scream loudly when they see snakes. Also I learned that the test pH in the water.

Artist Boat Blog

   
One of the things I have learned at Artist Boat is how to test for turbidity. We measured turbidity after we went kayaking to test the haziness of a fluid which is usually caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally visible to the naked eye. We measured it using a turbidity tube and a Secchi disk. I had not heard of turbidity until that trip and I would like to learn more. What is love, baby don't hurt me.

Artist Boat Field Trip

Artist Boat Field Trip 8th Grade

Jeffrey Koehler

The trip was fun but it was originally postponed because the bus wasn't scheduled by the bus place. I learned about turbidity which is to clear the water is. I accidentally tipped my kayak over and my partner went underwater. I was sore the next day.

Stuff

Sry for bad England I sel wife for to fish and better internet connection so I can play legend league

Artist Boat trip

On our trip to Lake Charlotte, I learned about water turbidity and how to measure for it...

Artist boat

We learned about salinity, PH, and Turbitity! Honestly the trip sucked cause we didn't do any kayaking, all we did was learn, it was so boring!! The only fun thing about was the bus ride, I had no fun and I was very dissatisfied!😡😡😡

artist boat pablo

We looked for turbidity it was lots of fun and we got to kayak 👌👌👌👌👌😀😀😀🚣🚣🚣

Artist Boat🤗

I learned how to test the water for salinity, so that the environment can live and grow in it.

What I learned at Artist boat

I learned about Turbidity, pH, and Salinity.

Artist Boat

I learned about the use objects that measure Salinity, PH, and Turbidity. I learned about their effects on the environment

                                                       Artist Boat 

It was fun, I learned how to kayak.

Pretty fun😂😃🤑

I learned that turbidity was when you see how dirty the water is by looking down a tube.

What I Learned

I learned how to test turbidity.

I did ain't go it to but fun bet i

7th Grade Water Test Result at the Preserve

Coastal Heritage Preserve
October 7, 2015

pH - 7.9
Salinity - 25 ppt
Turbidity - 23.5 cm
Nitrate - 1

8th Grade Water Testing Results

Charlotte Lake, Cypress Swamp
October 6, 2015

pH - 7.5
Salinity - 1 ppt
Turbidity - 10 cm
Nitrate - 0-5

Lake Charlotte

We went to the lake. I saw five alligators and paddled a lot. There was some trash on the shoreline and the logs in the water looked cool. There were cypress trees. We got to eat in our kayaks and use watercolor to paint a scenery shot on our boards. I painted a tree with a bird eating a fish. It was a great experience.

Field Trip to the Cypress Swamp

Today at Lake Charlotte and the Cypress Swamp we learned about salutes, nitrates and how to kayak. While I was on the kayak I saw two alligators sunbathing on the shoreline. I saw small bugs swimming in the swamp. Moss was in the water. When we tested to see how clear the water was we put it in a tube with a black and white diamond at the bottom, and then you let water out until you saw the disk. This showed the turbidity of the water or how cloudy it is. Nature has beautiful things if you pay close attention.

Cypress Swamp Trip

Today I went to the Cypress Swamp at Lake Charlotte. This was the first time I had ever kayaked before and got to be apart of Artist Boat. It was amazing. I had a great time with my friends. We got to eat lunch on the lake, in our kayaks, which was cool. I got to see birds, both large and small bugs. The small ones were looking like they were doing a dance on the water. I had an amazing time. This trip I will never forget and I hope we can do this again.

Cypress Swamp

The one thing I knew when we got to Lake Charlotte is to pay close attention, respect our experts and do what you are told. I know I did these because I did not get in trouble. The one thing I loved the most was the view, it was so beautiful. I learned that nature isn't so bad after all if you really take the time to learn more about it. You will find out it has so many amazing and beautiful things. I learned that you can detect so many amazing things with so little tools. At the end, it was about both having fun and learning something new.

The Cypress Swamp

My favorite part about going to the Cypress Swamp was going up the bayou and seeing the alligators. There were many alligators, all different sizes. Painting was very fun too. I also learned about the salinity levels of the water in the swamp. There is 1 to 5 parts per thousands of salt in the swamp. We also learned how and why the lake is muddy and not clear. This is because of the rainfall and the fresh water runoff. It was a very beautiful place to go.

8th grade Kayak Trip

My favorite thing about going to cypress swamp was the scenery. It was absolutely beautiful out there. The trees reminded me of Louisiana and the water was very calm and relaxing. The overall environment was different from where I live but breathtaking. I hope we get to go again soon. It wasn't just about having fun, we learned in the process and I think that was really cool.

cypress swamp

Today i learned a lot about the cypress swamp there was so much to do and learn there there was much to see there  where a lot of animals there like fish,birds,spiders and alligator's they teach people about the swamp they teach about the water ph it was fun to go to the cypress swap.

Schuyler's blog

Today we went to lake Charlotte. we learned all about the water quality and after that they showed us how to kayak. when we where done with all of that we kayaked through the lake and into a swamp where we saw a couple of alligators. when we found a good open part of the swamp we stopped and painted some of the wildlife and ate are lunch. at the end of the day I was very sore from the hard workout but i had a lot of fun and really suggest to go on the artist boat run.  

Our 8th Grade Kayaking Trip

We went to Lake Charlotte today, we all learned about salinity, nitrate, pH, and turbidity. All of us were riding in kayak's, riding from Lake Charlotte to the Trinity River. We drew pictures of the landscape, we saw a few Alligators, Birds, etc. At the end of the trip we headed back to Lake Charlotte, if I could there again I would love to. Lake Charlotte and the Trinity River are very unique places to visit, I am hoping that our present 7th Graders get to go there next year because it was a lot of fun.

My trip to Cypress Swamp

When i went to cypress swamp , The best part about that trip was the amazing scenery, And all the wildlife. It was my first ever to cypress swamp and i definitely wanna go back some day.It was tons of fun. We saw plenty of alligators the instructors where where great, They really knew what they where talking about. We also did this cool art project called "Art On water" Where we used water brushes and water painted in the kayak, And we also had lunch on the kayak.We also learned a Lot about the animals, The environment and the habitats which the animals live in.

Kayaking Trip

I think the thing I liked the most about the whole trip was the view. I love how open and clear it is. I love how blue the water is. I think it's all beautiful. Something coll I saw was an alligator, kind of, up close for the first time, and I learned that they are more scared of us than we are of them. I learned new things about turbidity and nitrate. Something about the trip, that was fun, was splashing my friends a little bit, finding a black dog and our whole class named him John Cena, and racing for first place! But, in the end, it didn't matter because we were all going to the same place. The whole experience was fantastic and I'm so glad we got to go. Thank you to everyone who helped us!