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	Project title	Boatyards and marine pollution
	Difficulty Level	Middle school
	Project page	Click here to view this science project
Description
This science fair project is performed to compare the level of marine pollution (specifically, copper leaching) at a boatyard with pollution in other locations. The testing was done at an independent lab using water samples obtained from a boatyard, a marina, a beach and tap water.
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1. For this science fair project, the independent variable is the location where the water samples are obtained– a boatyard, a boat marina, a beach and tap water. The dependent variable is the amount of copper, lead and zinc found in the water samples. This is determined by sending the water samples to an independent laboratory for testing. The constants (control variables) are the amount of water samples collected and the distance of the location from the boatyard where water samples are collected from. 2. With the black marker, label the glass bottles ‘boatyard’, ‘marina’, ‘beach’ and ‘tap water’. .....

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