2. Design a scientific experiment to illustrate the principles of the Thornthwaite water budget in the classroom. Use an aquarium or other convenient water container, a fan, a heat lamp, and a thermometer. Design and run several experiments to determine what controls evapotranspiration. Discuss your results.
 

 3. Write an essay outlining your communities relationship to water. Do you have too much? Not enough? Is a blessing? A curse? Interview a city or county engineer or planning official and get their perspective. If you can do so without being obtrusive, find out what flood insurance is available and what it costs in your community.
 

4. Write an essay discussing the concept of "oceanic deserts." Use terrestrial deserts as your analogy, drawing on information from phytoplankton concentrations.