Kōkiri Lab
Kōkiri Lab

Ecosystem Health & Restoration · Week 3 of 9

Measuring the non-living

Look closely · Collect evidence

VOICE Observe · Evidence

Today's goal

Practise quadrats, transects and water tests; spot an unfair measurement.

By the end

Practice record with repeats.

What we'll do (60 minutes)

  1. Diagnose an unfair measurement (readings at different times of day)10 min
  2. Transect from shade to sun: light, temperature, soil20 min
  3. Water tests on AwaKai: 3 repeats each20 min
  4. Did our repeats agree? Why or why not?10 min

Need a hand?

Picture instruction cards; partner reads, partner records.

Want a challenge?

Explain the spread in repeated readings.

Try this week

AI this week

Kōkako, your AI mentor: Asks you one question at a time, such as “If you measured again tomorrow, would you expect the same number?”. It never tells you the answer or whether you are right. You: Decide what the readings mean. The diagnosis is yours.

Student worksheets for Ecosystem Health & Restoration (Word)