LaMotte Outdoor Education Lesson Plans
These Lesson Plans are provided to help organize an existing curriculum, allowing the teacher to spend more time on hands-on activities that meet key classroom learning objectives and improve student achievement. The Lesson Plans will aid the teacher in integrating LaMotte test kits and equipment into classroom activities that meet National Science Education Standards.
Note: These lesson plans are designed to be used with LaMotte kits.
Lesson Plans using LaMotte Kits
The following lesson plans were developed by educators for use with LaMotte products. Click on a Product Code from the list of Recommended LaMotte Products to view the LaMotte products that can be used with each lesson plan.
LaMotte Company urges you to follow kit instructions and safety precautions when following these lesson plans. LaMotte Company does not guarantee the outcome of these experiments.
Clarity and Turbidity |
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Grades: 4-12 | Submitted By: The Education Program at the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Secchi Disk with Calibrated Line Code 0171-CL |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.http://njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/clarity_and_turbidity.pdf |
Leaf Pack Study |
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Grades: Junior High School | Submitted By: Sustainable Forestry Resource Center |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Leaf Pack Experiments Stream Ecology Kit, Code 5882 |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu |
Oxygen in Water |
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Grades: 4-12 | Submitted By: The Education Program at the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit, Code 7414 or Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit, Code 5860 Armored Thermometer, Code 1066 |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/oxygen_in_the_water.pdf |
pH |
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Grades: 5-12 | Submitted By: The Education Program at the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Wide Range pH Test Kit, Code 5858 pH Meter, Code 5-0034 |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ph.pdf |
Salinity |
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Grades: 4-12 | Submitted By: The Education Program at the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Hydrometer Kit, Code 3-0025 |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/salinity.pdf |
Water Quality Lab Activities |
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Grades: Middle School | Submitted By: Centreville Middle School |
Recommended LaMotte Products for Lesson 1: | Dissolved Oxygen Kit, Code 5860 pH Kit, Code 5858 Nitrate Nitrogen Test Kit, Code 3354 or Nitrate Nitrogen Test Kit, Code 3615 Turbidity Kit, Code 7519 Armored Thermometer, Code 1066 Water Sampler, Code 1054-DO |
Recommended LaMotte Products Lesson 2: | Leaf Pack Experiments Stream Ecology Kit, Code 5882 Seine net, Code 3-0022-P |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/water_quality_monitoring.pdf |
Water Quality Monitoring |
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Grades: Middle School | Submitted By: The Education Program at the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium |
Recommended LaMotte Products: | Dissolved Oxygen Kit, Code 5860 or Dissolved Oxygen Kit, Code 7414 Hydrometer Kit, Code 3-0025 Armored Thermometer, Code 1066 Wide Range pH Test Kit, Code 5858 Secchi Disk with Calibrated Line Code 0171-CL |
Link to Lesson Plan web page: http://www.njseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/do_booklet.pdf |