Turbidity Gauge Science Fair Projects

Turbidity gauge science fair projects examine how the clarity of a water system impacts the health of the biosystems under the water's surface. These earth science experiments are great for young scientists that are interested in conservationism, protecting the environment or understanding the various relationships between water and life. Below you will find several interesting ideas for hypotheses and easy and simple science fair projects.

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Are turbidity levels affected by erosion? This is the most basic of all turbidity gauge science fair projects. For this experiment you independent variable is going to be the type of erosion or the amount of erosion introduced to the water. Your dependent variable is going to be the turbidity measured by your turbidity gauge.

Does turbidity levels affect the amount of plant life that is able to grown in a water system? This is a more complex option for turbidity gauge science fair projects. To test this hypothesis you will most likely want to go out into the field. You will take measurements of the turbidity with your gauge and then examine the amount of plant life that is in the system. Shallow ponds are a safe option for this experiment.

Does turbidity levels affect the amount of animal life that is able to survive in a water system. To test this hypothesis you will need to develop either salt water experiments science fair projects or freshwater science fair projects. For an advanced science fair project you may want to complete both freshwater and salt water experiments and then compare your results.

Are turbidity levels affected by pollution? Before you can develop a science fair project that answers this question you will need to define the term pollution for your experiment. For example, if you only want to look at solid pollutions then you will set up your hypothesis to address only solid pollution, however, if you are interested in only one type of solid pollution, like raw sewage, then your hypothesis will need to reflect this.

Does the speed of the water's flow impact its turbidity level? This is another great option that you have for your science fair project. To test this hypothesis you will need to calculate the speed that the water is flowing and compare that to the turbidity readings generated. If the water is till then it will have a flow speed of 0 mpg. You can advance this project by collecting data from a large number of sources, of by monitoring the turbidity of a specific water source over the duration of several months.