Experimental+Error+or+Suggestions


 * Experimental Error**

Some possibilities for error were mistakes from the machines, such as the pH meter or the DO meter we could not had perfectly counted the number of fish we did not go frequently over long spans of time so our assumptions/conclusions from this report could be incorrect

**Future Suggestions**

If we could re-do this project, we would definately amass more data because obviously a plethora of data can strengthen any report. In addition, we would do more water samples and set up fish traps. We did do a primitive way of catching fish in a bucket, but the fish traps could be more easier and we could examine more fish. Possibly, there might had been other species of fish that we were unaware of that the fish trap might had picked up. For example, Mr. McNeil had told us that the fish traps on the other side of Flat Rock Brook had caught goldfish but we had not found any goldfish in Locations 1, 2, 3, and 4.

It would be interesting to observe how the characteristics of the water not only affect fish life, but other forms of life. For example, how are plants, turtles, or frogs affected by the level of pH and the amount of dissolved oxygen? This would add more to the project. Also, it would had been very rewarding to speak to Dr. Milligan, a fish expert, but we were unable to do so because he encountered a personal problem. Luckily, we were able to speak to a ranger at Flat Rock Brook who provided vital information for our Watershed project and if we had more time, we would definately talk to more rangers about our project and hear their knowledge !

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