Hanna Instruments HI 3817BP Backpack Water Quality Test Kit Review
Hanna Instruments HI 3817BP Backpack Water Quality Test Kit Feature
- Assortment of water quality tests for educational use, measuring parameters such as such as pH (acidity and alkalinity), carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, hardness, nitrate, and phosphate
- Includes a waterproof pH and temperature meter, a waterproof conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS) meter, and a secchi disk for turbidity
- Includes 10 sets of tests
- Includes lessons and lab activities that meet National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) standards
- Contents organized into backpack for field use
Hanna Instruments HI 3817BP Backpack Water Quality Test Kit Overview
The Hanna Instruments 38178BP portable water test kit for educational use includes an assortment of 10 sets of tests that measure seven water quality parameters, a waterproof pH and temperature meter, a waterproof conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS) meter, a secchi disk for turbidity, and lessons and activities that meet National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) standards. All contents are organized into a backpack for field use. The kit includes 110 tests each for acidity and alkalinity, and 100 tests each for carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, hardness, nitrate, and phosphate. Curriculum includes lesson plans and a 72-page teacher’s manual with information about each parameter, laminated laboratory instruction cards with step-by-step field test procedures, and reproducible lab activity worksheets with instructions, goals, hypothesis, and testing procedure results and observations. This kit is recommended for students age 14 and over, and can be used to help teach students to assess water quality of streams, rivers, and lakes.
Hanna Instruments manufactures analytical instrumentation and supplies, including pH meters, electrodes, chemical reagents, and buffer solutions. The company, founded in 1978 and headquartered in Woonsocket, RI, meets International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 standards.
What’s in the Box?
- 100 acidity tests
- 110 alkalinity tests
- 100 carbon dioxide tests
- 100 dissolved oxygen tests
- 100 hardness tests
- 100 nitrate tests
- 100 phosphate tests
- Hanna pHep*4 waterproof pH/temperature tester
- Hanna DiST*5 waterproof conductivity/total dissolved solids (TDS) meter
- Secchi disk for turbidity
- Backpack carrying case
- Teacher’s manual
- Parameter summary CD
- Laboratory instruction cards
- Lab activity worksheets
