Have you ever wondered what scientists do all day? Have you thought about the kinds of experiments they conduct and how they do it? Clicking on the link below will let you take on a research project just like the scientists do at the Houghton Forest Sciences Laboratory. You can see how they develop and test hypotheses and you can use their tools.

To learn more about the work that ecologists do, check out the Be a Researcher: Using the Scientific Method activity. (You'll need to have the Flash Player 6 plugin installed. If you don't have it, you can get it for free by clicking here).

You can also view a non-Flash version by clicking on this link.