Point+sources+Test

=//Point Sources Test//=
 * Period 6, Group F**

We believe we will find many point and non point sources when we observe our part of the Passaic River. If we search the Passaic River, and find many point and non- point sources, then we predict that the Passaic river is unhealthy. 1. Start at the walking bridge that connects the school and Mee Lane. 2. Walk upstream towards the bridge on Central Avenue. 3. Count the number of point and non point sources until you reach the bridge on Central Ave. 4. Remember the total number of point and non-point sources and walk downstream back to the bridge connecting the school and Mee Lane. 5. Then walk downstream counting the number of point and non-point sources until you reach the big tree by the stadium. 6. Combine both totals of point and non-point sources from previous data.
 * Hypothesis:**
 * Prediction:**
 * Procedure:**


 * Data:**


 * Source || point || non-point ||
 * number of each || 19 || 8 ||

Our hypothesis/prediction was supported because our data told us that there were more point sources then non-point sources. We believe that because of the number of point and non-point sources that the part of the river that we observed is unhealthy. _ __** Period 6, Group A Kelsey, Brooke, Ian, Alex **__ Hypothesis __ : Is that if we find many point sources that is what is giving the river the bad things into the river.
 * Conclusion:**

__Prediction__: If we test the water coming out of the point sources and we see that there is water by testing it and it comes out dirty then that will help our hypothesis.__

Test __For our test we need to go to all 16 point sources to see what is coming out of the point sources if they have the bad things inside of waters that is going into the river.__

Procedures__: 1st: You and your partner go opposite ways. One goes right and one goes left. 2nd: Count how many point sources you see. 3rd: You go back and check to make sure you didn't miss any. 4th: Then you start taking samples of river water to test. 5th: Then you see if there is any__

Data: __there are 16 point sources__

Conclusion__: We found 16 point sources leading into the tributary Things that can go wrong When we were going around the river we could have missed some point sources, because some of the are so far back and blended in that you can't see. And there are more spots of the river we weren’t allowed to go see. So there could have been point sources. And just because water is coming out of the point sources doesn’t mean that it isn't healthy.

Period 6, Group E - Kara, Rosanna, Rich, & Nick
We think that if there are more then 10 points sources then the river in unhealthy.
 * Hypothesis:**

If we count up all the point sources and there are more than 10 point source it is unhealthy then we know it is unhealthy and not safe to drink.
 * Prediction:**

We ran down the river to the bridge near Central Avenue, that was our starting point. Then we walked back down the big oak tree right behind the school. Along the way we counted all of the point sources. Our point sources include bridges, pipes, and holes with water coming out of it.
 * Procedure:**

In the end, we counted 18 point sources along the river between our starting and ending points.
 * Data:**


 * Conclusion:** When we were doing our experiment we counted 18 point sources along the way from our starting and ending points. Using this information we can come to the conclusion. We conclude that the water is unhealthy becasue of all the point sources. Although, we would like to test all the point sources to get a very accurate answer, if they are healthy or unhealthy.

Period 3, Group B Josh L, Julia O, Johnny, Adriel Purpose: Our purpose is to see how much point sources and non-point sources are located in our part of the Passaic river, to determine if the river is healthy or not.

Hypothesis: In our part of the Passaic River we expect to find many point-sources at least (20) and non-point sources (10) because we believe that our segment of the river is unhealthy.

Prediction: If the segment of the river we are testing is unhealthy, and we count up all of the point and non-point sources, then there should be a several (10 to 20).

Procedure : 1) Go to the Passaic River 2) Walk to your section of the Passaic River 3) Walk down the creek 4) While you are walking count how many Point sources and non- point sources there are

Observations: Conclusion: So with our data of recording all the point-sources and non point-sources, we conclude that the segment we tested is unhealthy. We collected the information, and with that that part is obviously not healthy.
 * Point Sources || Non-Point sources ||
 * 19 || 6 ||

Our pupose is to determine if the river is healthy or not by counting up the point and non point sources along the river.
 * Period 3, Group D **
 * Purpose: **

We think that point sources are a bad thing for the river. We believe that the river is generally unhealthy so we expect to find a lot of both types of sources.
 * Hypothesis: **

If this segment of the river is unhealthy and point sources are a bad thing for the river, and we count up the point and nonpoint sources of the river, then we will find many point and non point sources along the Passaic River.
 * Prediction: **

We found 20 point sources and 6 non point sources along the Passaic river.
 * Precedure:**
 * First find a noticeable landmark and record it in your notebook, this will be your starting point.
 * Next, start walking down the river carefully examining the banks. some non point sources can be hard to spot.
 * Carefully tally up each point and non point source that you see. Make sure you have seperate catagories for each type of point source.
 * When you are at the end of the stream check your results with your partner to verify them.
 * Data:**

In conclusion, our hypothesis was generally supported by the data. We found many point sources along the river. most of these point sources were pipes, but one or two of them were streams. This also supports our general hypothesis that the river is unhealthy. We don't know for sure if these point sources come from street drains or from homes and other places around town. Perhaps the water coming from these drains arn't as dirty and polluted as we think they are. We found 20 point sources and 6 non point sources. Perhaps only 6 or 3 of these point source carry polluted water. We are unsure of this and for future research tests should be done at each point source.
 * Conclusion:**

Purpose- Our purpose is to see if the river is healthy or not healthy by counting and observing point sources and non point sources.
 * Period 3, Group E Jason Mango, Ria Teitelbaum, Eleni Catanzaro, Chris Aresco**

Hypothesis- We think that point sources and non point sources are bad for the river. We think this because they are polluting the water. In addition to that, the water goes to people and other living organisms.

Prediction- If point sources are bad for the river, and we count and examine the point sources and non point sources, then we will find that garbage and litter is flowing from the point sources into the river.

Procedure- Data- We found 10 point sources and 3 non point sources from the school to Central Avenue.
 * Start walking from the school
 * Count all pipes, sewege, and water flows until Central Avenue.
 * Examine all of the pipes, and see what type of sewege is flowing through them.
 * Record data

Conclusion- Our conclusion supports our hypothesis. The point sources are flowing sewege into the river and contaminating it. This contamination may cause pollution to the river and make it unhealthy to drink, even though organisms still live in it.

Period 3, Group C Steven, Billy, Lily, Eva ** **Purpose-** to see how much potential pollution is entering our part of the river through point and non-point sources **Hypothesis-** That we expect to see many point sources and a few non-point sources. We expect this because we always see many pipes leading into the river. We also suspect that there will be many point sources because the storm drains from the street may lead into the river. **Prediction-** If there are many point sources in our part of the river, and we look from the school to the central avenue bridge counting all the point sources we see, then we should count many point sources. Point Source- a source of water that is visible and leads directly into the river Non-Point Source- a source of water that can’t be visibly seen **Conclusion-** Our conclusion supported our hypothesis because we said that there would be many point sources. We suspect that they may bring the overall health of the river down because they could potentially bring pollutants into the river. Our uncertainty comes into play when we said that storm drains lead into the river. This is our uncertainty because we have never followed these pipes, and we don't know where the other exit is.
 * Procedure- **
 * 1) Go to the river, and start at the big oak tree next to the river by the school
 * 2) Start walking upstream, be sure to count all of the point sources and non-point sources.
 * 3) Keep walking until you reach the Central Avenue bridge
 * 4) Count on the way back to your starting point to verify your results
 * Data- **
 * Point Sources || Non-Point Sources ||
 * 18 || 7 ||