Laboratory Resources (Under Construction)

John E. Silvius,  Senior Professor of Biology,  Cedarville University, 251 N. Main Street, Cedarville,  OH 45314

Resources for Scheduled Labs:
 

• Environmental Measurement (and Microclimate) Laboratory
  Field Data Sheet and Guidelines
  Dew Point And Relative Humidity Calculator
  Measuring Relative Humidity and Dew Point in the Field
  
  
• Making Charts in Microsoft Excel
  Simple Line Charts
  "XY Scatter" Charts
  
  
• Statistical Sampling and Analysis
  "RESEARCH RANDOMIZER" -- Get your free random numbers here!
  Analyzing Biological Data -- PPt Slides for use of BIOSTATS Spreadsheet (see S:\drive "Lab Resources")
  Regression and Correlation -- -- VassarStats Website for Statistical Computation
  Mann-Whitney Test (Under "Ordinal Data" in Left Sidebar) -- VassarStats Website for Statistical Computation
  Analyzing and Reporting Biological Data -- background on statistics and BIOSTATS; from Appendix, Botany Manual
   
• Report Writing
  Writing Lab Reports -- A Few Suggestions
  Specific Suggestions for Lab #3 -- Microclimate Lab
  Finding Scientific Journal Sources -- A Few Suggestions
   
• Aquatic Sampling Resources and Programs
  HACH Company -- Water Analysis Products and Methods
  Yellow Springs Instruments -- Water Analysis Products and Methods
  Secchi Disk -- Proper Use and Interpretation (Indian Lake Watershed Project)

• Soil Properties, Conservation, Map Resources
  TopoZone.com-- Topographic Map Source
  EPA Watershed Information Network -- Information for Protecting and Restoring Water Resources
  Munsell Color Charts -- Example Page
  
  GIS Mapping Exercise -- Instructions for Accessing Spatial Data
  Greene County -- Geographical Information Mapping System (GIMS)
  Greene County -- Soil Survey
   
• Stream Ecology and Conservation
  "The Stream Study" -- Save Our Streams (SOS) Program, Isaac Walton League
  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Daily Streamflow Data -- Click on Desired State and Stream Location
  • Gaging Station Data for Massies Creek, Wilberforce, OH
  Wetland Report -- "Economic Value of World's Wetlands" -- World Wildlife Fund
  

• Prairie Community Structure and Diversity
  
  To View Photos and Information, Go to General Botany Laboratory Resources
  

• Woody Plant Identification and Laboratory Slides
  Tree Identification Slides
  Woody Plant Identification -- Photos arranged by similar morphology
  Iowa State Campus Trees -- Photos of Leaves, Bark, Flowers, Fruit
  
  

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