🦭 Tees Estuary Field Investigation & Evidence Lab

Made by Matt · Science Teesside · BUILD v4 FieldOps · Biology

🦭 Tees Estuary Field Investigation & Evidence Lab

A synthetic fieldwork simulator for method validity, sample quality, chemical–biological time lag and cautious ecological inference. It does not use live agency data or turn seal presence into a single water-quality score.

← Lessons40:00Load mission

Arrival · 5m

Hook · 5m

Model · 10m

Investigate · 15m

Influence · 5m

Mission brief PUPIL ROUTE CHOICE

Mission

Prototype · synthetic / simplified model

Field investigation board · transect, time lag and chain of custody

FRESHWATER 6 SAMPLES

Probe dock · synthetic classroom data

StationBroken ScarDay0Dissolved oxygen—pH—Nitrate—Salinity—Probe statusNot calibrated

Lag lens · fast chemistry / slower community

Select a scenario and sample on more than one day.

1 · Learner route & prediction

Confidence before1–5

2 · Investigation setup

Calibrate before the first chemistry reading.

3 · Sample evidence

Choose a station on the transect.

4 · Chain-of-custody log

ID	Day	Station	Method	Result

Collect at least one chemistry and one biological sample.

5 · Sensor-fault diagnosis

A mission can include a fouled probe. Use the reference solution only when readings do not fit the wider evidence.

No quality-control check used.

6 · Hinge check

Why can chemistry and biological evidence disagree just after a pollution or recovery event?

7 · Claim–evidence–reasoning

Use: “At Station __ on Day __, chemistry showed __. Biology showed __. Together this suggests …”

8 · Physical twin

Evidence-card field lab · 8 minutes

Use laminated synthetic sample cards, not collected wildlife or unknown water.
Keep “chemistry now” cards separate from “community response later” cards.

Sort cards by freshwater or tidal method.
Pair one chemistry card with one biological card.
Place them on Day 0, 2 or 7.
Write a confidence-qualified verdict.

9 · Learner influence & export

Confidence after1–5

What helped?Next route

Synthetic datasets only. This is not live ecological classification or a secure record system.

Natural England describes a Tees Estuary landscape where industry and protected habitats coexist. All measurements here are fictional classroom scenarios.

Teacher Lens · decision support

Interaction events0Recorded trials0Hints opened0Current routeguidedHinge responseNot answered

Rule-based review prompts

These signals are generated from button choices and action patterns. They are not grades, diagnoses or substitutes for teacher judgement.

Teacher freeze · think before touching controls

Mission checkpoint