What did I learn?

I learned a lot about the water titration when I did that on the boat trip. I learned a lot about plancton, and other tiny things in the water. I also learned that there are many different in invasive species in the Great Lakes, such as the  quagga and zebra mussels. I found out that the quagga mussels are actually found more than zebra mussels. They have taken over more lake than the zebras, and it really surprised me, because I had never heard of the quagga mussels before, yet there are more of them than the zebras.

Comparing Spring Lake and Lake Michigan…

There are many differences between Spring Lake and Lake Michigan. First of all, Spring Lake was a very eutrophic lake, whereas Lake Michigan was oligotrophic. They were like polar opposites. Lake Michigan had a lot less plancton density and was a lot less murky, and a lot colder, even though it is a lot bigger. The colors were a lot different too. Lake Michigan had a greenish-blue color, but the Spring Lake water was a lot more blue. Those lakes were very different.

My Favorite Educational Part…

My favorite educational part of the boat trip was learning how to use some of the instruments and learning about the trophic states.