Alternative Laboratory

SCI208

Week Two

1. Due by Day 7. Water Quality and Contamination. Read Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination. This

lab will allow you to investigate the effects of common pollutants on groundwater as well as mimic the

filtration process utilized by wastewater treatment facilities. Read through the steps typically performed for

Experiments 1 through 3. Follow the steps and analyze the sample data generated on the Lab 2 Reporting Form

to answer the lab questions. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:

a. Read through intro material and record your hypothesis for Experiment 1 on the Lab 2 Reporting

Form.

b. Read through “Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination” using your eScience lab

manual.

c. Utilize the sample data in Table 1 of your Lab 2 Reporting Form to answer post lab questions 1

through 4 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

d. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 2 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

e. Read through “Experiment 2: Water Treatment” using your eScience lab manual.

f. Answer post lab questions 1 and 2 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

g. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

h. Read through “Experiment 3: Drinking Water Quality” using your eScience lab manual.

i. Utilize the sample data in Tables 2 through 6 of your Lab 2 Reporting Form to answer post lab

questions 1 and 2 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

All post lab questions for “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination” only should be completed on the Lab 2

Reporting Form. Save your completed Lab 2 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be

formatted according to APA style, including a title page and references page. For information regarding APA

samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left

navigation toolbar, in your online course. Submit the document via the Assignment Basket in your online

course.