LAKE SCIENCE
LAB

Fully outfitted with equipment geared specifically toward more sophisticated audiences, this area will improve engagement with an older demographic that is inadequately served by ECHO’s current space.

The new lab and presentation space will challenge our older visitors to get involved in current and complex topics that face the Lake – from sitting one-on-one with a volunteer examining fertilizers and lawn runoff, to establishing virtual connections with researchers and scientists addressing water issues worldwide.

The new space and technology will allow teen and adult visitors, groups, and
classes to:

• Access a rich array of topics and investigations for the eager mind to tackle
• Conduct water quality testing and experiment with Basin science topics using authentic laboratory technology
• Use science to illustrate issues threatening the Lake Champlain Basin
• Engage in inquiry science classes
• Present their findings from research they’ve conducted at ECHO
• Create connections to water stewardship actions they can take in their daily lives

Popular adult-focused events at ECHO, such as evening drinks with experts at Café Scientifique and daytime lectures in the Meet the Scientist series, have shown that grownups are into science just as much as kids are.