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This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. This guide explains when it would be useful to set up an Infrared Garden Experiment, and how you would do it. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Possible causes vary widely, but could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Do a bit of background exploration into the basics of infrared photography:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing different cultivation methods with a single kind of plant?
  • Want to find out as early in the season as possible if your plants are thriving evenly?
  • If you are asking a question about plant health, then, yes, this experiment is for you! Continue reading... :)
    

Materials to gather:

• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera. There are two types:
  • a hand-modified camera with blue or red filter inside (ask which one it is!)
  • a factory-modified "Point-&-Shoot" with red filter inside

• Depending on what kind of filter is inside your Infragram, print out a matching red or blue square from these color squares below or from this note:

or

Materials that you need to bring out to the site you wish to photograph:

• the infragram camera
• SD card that fits the camera
• charged battery / batteries
• The appropriate red or blue piece of paper that matches the color filter inside your camera
  

Materials that you need to have back inside:

• internet connection
• computer that can read the picture off your SD card, or a card reader
• if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1: setting up your camera to take high quality images

PLEASE NOTE: This activity is different depending on if you have a hand-modified camera or a factory-made Point-&-Shoot

To white balance your hand-modified Infragram camera, follow the steps in this video: Light conditions dictate everything, so do this step outside in the same light conditions as the plants you want to photograph (i.e., don't stand in the shade if you want to photograph plants in the sun):

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five.

To white balance your factory-made Infragram Point and Shoot. Conveniently, this camera should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions. Go ahead and take some pictures!

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and use a program of your choice to review the pictures and select one to try first for processing.
• In a web browser, navigate to http://infragram.org (requires internet connection)
• Click the "Begin Now >>" button

• In the Infragram sandbox, click the button to upload the image:

• a popup window will prompt you to select a preset. Choose the one that matches the type of camera you have:

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. This guide explains when it would be useful to set up an Infrared Garden Experiment, and how you would do it. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Possible causes vary widely, but could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Do a bit of background exploration into the basics of infrared photography:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing different cultivation methods with a single kind of plant?
  • Want to find out as early in the season as possible if your plants are thriving evenly?
  • If you are asking a question about plant health, then, yes, this experiment is for you! Continue reading... :)
    

Materials to gather:

• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera. There are two types:
  • a hand-modified camera with blue or red filter inside (ask which one it is!)
  • a factory-modified "Point-&-Shoot" with red filter inside

• Depending on what kind of filter is inside your Infragram, print out a matching red or blue square from these color squares below or from this note:

or

Materials that you need to bring out to the site you wish to photograph:

• the infragram camera
• SD card that fits the camera
• charged battery / batteries
• The appropriate red or blue piece of paper that matches the color filter inside your camera
  

Materials that you need to have back inside:

• internet connection
• computer that can read the picture off your SD card, or a card reader
• if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1: setting up your camera to take high quality images

PLEASE NOTE: This activity is different depending on if you have a hand-modified camera or a factory-made Point-&-Shoot

To white balance your hand-modified Infragram camera, follow the steps in this video: Light conditions dictate everything, so do this step outside in the same light conditions as the plants you want to photograph (i.e., don't stand in the shade if you want to photograph plants in the sun):

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five.

To white balance your factory-made Infragram Point and Shoot. Conveniently, this camera should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions. Go ahead and take some pictures!

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and use a program of your choice to review the pictures and select one to try first for processing.
• In a web browser, navigate to http://infragram.org (requires internet connection)
• Click the "Begin Now >>" button

• In the Infragram sandbox, click the button to upload the image:

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. This guide explains when it would be useful to set up an Infrared Garden Experiment, and how you would do it. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Possible causes vary widely, but could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Do a bit of background exploration into the basics of infrared photography:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing different cultivation methods with a single kind of plant?
  • Want to find out as early in the season as possible if your plants are thriving evenly?
  • If you are asking a question about plant health, then, yes, this experiment is for you! Continue reading... :)
    

Materials to gather:

• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera. There are two types:
  • a hand-modified camera with blue or red filter inside (ask which one it is!)
  • a factory-modified "Point-&-Shoot" with red filter inside

• Depending on what kind of filter is inside your Infragram, print out a matching red or blue square from these color squares below or from this note:

or

Materials that you need to bring out to the site you wish to photograph:

• the infragram camera
• SD card that fits the camera
• charged battery / batteries
• The appropriate red or blue piece of paper that matches the color filter inside your camera
  

Materials that you need to have back inside:

• internet connection
• computer that can read the picture off your SD card, or a card reader
• if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1: setting up your camera to take high quality images

PLEASE NOTE: This activity is different depending on if you have a hand-modified camera or a factory-made Point-&-Shoot

To white balance your hand-modified Infragram camera, follow the steps in this video: Light conditions dictate everything, so do this step outside in the same light conditions as the plants you want to photograph (i.e., don't stand in the shade if you want to photograph plants in the sun):

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five.

To white balance your factory-made Infragram Point and Shoot. Conveniently, this camera should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions. Go ahead and take some pictures!

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. This guide explains when it would be useful to set up an Infrared Garden Experiment, and how you would do it. Basically, an infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Possible causes vary widely, but could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Do a bit of exploration into infrared photography:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing different cultivation methods with a single kind of plant?
  • Want to find out as early in the season as possible if your plants are thriving evenly?
  • If you are asking a question about plant health, then, yes, this experiment is for you! Continue reading... :)
    

Materials to gather ahead of time:

• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera. There are two types:
  • a hand-modified camera that someone opened up and modified themselves, or
  • a factory-modified "point-&-shoot" that can do individual photos, multiple timelapse photos, or video (less useful, but cool)
• Whatever type of infragram camera you end up holding, it's either going to have a blue filter (as on the original infragram edition ~2013) or red filter (~2014 and newer) inside. Ask the person you got it from which it is:

• Depending on what kind of filter your Infragram has, print out a matching red or blue square from these color squares below or from this note:

Materials that you need to bring out to the site you wish to photograph:

• the infragram camera
• SD card that fits the camera
• charged battery / batteries
• The appropriate red or blue piece of paper that matches the color filter inside your camera
  

Materials that you need to have back inside:

• internet connection
• computer that can read the picture off your SD card, or a card reader
• if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1: setting up your camera to take high quality images

PLEASE NOTE: This activity has one set of steps for the hand-modified cameras and another set of steps for the factory-made Point-&-Shoots

Follow the steps in this video to white balance your hand-modified camera. Important: Light conditions dictate everything, so do this step outside in the same light conditions as the plants you want to photograph (i.e., don't stand in the shade if you want to photograph plants in the sun):

Follow these steps if you are using a factory-made Infragram Point and Shoot. This camera should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions.

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five. Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to conduct an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing multiple types of cultivation with a single kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
  • If you are, in fact, asking a question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Find out if the infragram has a blue filter (as on the original infragram edition ~2013) or red filter (~2014 and newer)

• Depending on what kind of filter your Infragram has, print out a matching red or blue square from here

• Arrange for one or two people to spend an hour or so familiarizing yourselves with the camera

Materials to have on hand:

• Out in the garden:

  • infragram camera with SD card
  • depending on whether your camera has a blue or a red filter inside, you will need a matching color piece of paper to bring out to your photography site
  • charged battery / batteries

• Back inside:

  • internet connection
  • computer that can read the picture off your SD card
  • if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through turning on the camera, setting the white balance, and taking a picture.

When you are outside in the site you wish to photograph, you will start by white balancing your camera. Why? Well, we've learned that careful white balancing of your Infragram camera is essential for good (AKA descriptive and accurate) images. If you are using a regular camera that has been converted into an infrared camera, follow the instructions in this video, using the appropriately colored red or blue piece of paper depending on what's inside of your camera:

If you are using an Infragram Point and Shoot, it should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions.

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five. Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to conduct an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing multiple types of cultivation with a single kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
  • If you are, in fact, asking a question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Find out if the infragram has a blue filter (as on the original infragram edition ~2013) or red filter (~2014 and newer)
• Depending on what kind of filter your Infragram has, print out a matching red or blue square from here

• Arrange for one or two people to spend an hour or so familiarizing yourselves with the camera

Materials to have on hand:

• Out in the garden:

  • infragram camera with SD card
  • depending on whether your camera has a blue or a red filter inside, you will need a matching color piece of paper to bring out to your photography site
  • charged battery / batteries

• Back inside:

  • internet connection
  • computer that can read the picture off your SD card
  • if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through turning on the camera, setting the white balance, and taking a picture.

When you are outside in the site you wish to photograph, you will start by white balancing your camera. Why? Well, we've learned that careful white balancing of your Infragram camera is essential for good (AKA descriptive and accurate) images. If you are using a regular camera that has been converted into an infrared camera, follow the instructions in this video, using the appropriately colored red or blue piece of paper depending on what's inside of your camera:

If you are using an Infragram Point and Shoot, it should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions.

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five. Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to conduct an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider if your question can be answered by this type of investigation:
  • Are you testing multiple types of cultivation with a single kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
  • If you are, in fact, asking a question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Find out if the infragram has a blue filter (as on the original infragram edition ~2013) or red filter (~2014 and newer)

• Print out a red or blue square from here

• Arrange for one or two people to spend an hour or so familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org

Materials to have on hand:

• Out in the garden:

  • infragram camera with SD card
  • depending on whether your camera has a blue or a red filter inside, you will need a matching color piece of paper to bring out to your photography site
  • charged battery / batteries

• Back inside:

  • internet connection
  • computer that can read the picture off your SD card
  • if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through turning on the camera, setting the white balance, and taking a picture.

When you are outside in the site you wish to photograph, you will start by white balancing your camera. Why? Well, we've learned that careful white balancing of your Infragram camera is essential for good (AKA descriptive and accurate) images. If you are using a regular camera that has been converted into an infrared camera, follow the instructions in this video, using the appropriately colored red or blue piece of paper depending on what's inside of your camera:

If you are using an Infragram Point and Shoot, it should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot, and email the list with any questions.

Picture of Infragram Point and Shoot:

Once you've set the white balance, choose a good vantage point and take a picture or five. Success! You've completed this activity. Time for a refreshing beverage!

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider your question:
  • Wondering which cultivation method is most effective with a particular kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
  • If you are, in fact, asking this type of question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera, and find out if it has a blue filter (as on the original infragram edition ~2013) or red filter (~2014 and newer)
• Arrange for one or two people to spend a couple hours together familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org

Materials to have on hand:

• Out in the garden:

  • infragram camera
  • depending on whether your camera has a blue or a red filter inside, you will need a matching color piece of paper to bring out to your photography site
  • charged battery / batteries

• Back inside:

  • internet connection
  • computer that can read the picture off your SD card
  • if using the Point & Shoot, have the miniUSB-to-USB cable that came with it

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through turning on the camera, taking a picture and checking the white balance.

First you will white balance your camera. Why? We've learned that careful white balancing of your Infragram camera is essential for good images. If you are using a regular camera that has been converted into an infrared camera, follow the instructions in this video:

If you are using an Infragram Point and Shoot, it should have arrived already white balanced, otherwise check out the information here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram-point-shoot

For more information on white balancing cameras, you might read in depth on the topic in research by Chris Fastie. There is also a wiki page on the subject at http://publiclab.org/wiki/infrablue-white-balance.

• Choose a good vantage point and take a picture
• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through uploading your pictures to the online site infragram.org for processing, and will assist you in understanding what the finished image reveals about the health of your plants.

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• Read about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram
• Consider your question.
  • Wondering which cultivation method is most effective with a particular kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
  • If you are, in fact, asking this type of question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you.
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Arrange for one or two people to spend a couple hours together familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org.

Materials to have on hand:

• Out in the garden:
  • infragram camera
  • charged batteries
• Back inside:
  • internet connection
  • computer that can read the picture off your SD card

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through taking a picture and uploading it to the online site infragram.org for processing.

• White balance your camera
• Choose a good vantage point and take a picture
• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through understanding what the infrared image reveals about your plants' health.

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

Read more about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• First off, consider your question.
  • Wondering which cultivation method is most effective with a particular kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
• If you are asking this type of question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you.
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Arrange for one or two people to spend two hours together familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org.

Materials to have on hand:

• infragram camera
• charged batteries

Activity 1:

This activity will walk you through taking a picture and uploading it to the online site infragram.org for processing.

• White balance your camera
• Choose a good vantage point and take a picture
• Put the SD card in your computer and upload it to infragram.org (requires internet connection)

Activity 2:

This activity will walk you through understanding what the infrared image reveals about your plants' health.

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of the same type of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health. Some possible causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

Read more about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram

This poster shows how an infragram camera can be used to take a picture of the same type of plants side by side to reveal which are photsynthesizing more:

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• First off, consider your question.
  • Wondering which cultivation method is most effective with a particular kind of plant?
  • Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive?
• If you are asking this type of question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you.
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Arrange for one or two people to spend two hours together familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org.

Materials to have on hand:

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health due to a range of causes. Some of these causes could include differences in cultivation methods, drainage patterns, soil chemicals, among others.

Read more about infrared cameras, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram

Planning this event

Ahead of time:

• First off, consider your question. Are you interested in testing which cultivation method is most effective with a particular kind of plant? Wondering if the slope of your land is causing drainage to unevenly wash out soil nutrients, resulting in part of your field being less productive? If you are asking this type of question that could be answered through an investigation into plant health, then this experiment is for you.
• Make, borrow, or purchase an infragram camera
• Arrange for one or two people to spend two hours together familiarizing yourselves with the camera and the online site infragram.org.

Materials to have on hand:

This is one of a series of guides for collaborative environmental research and advocacy projects. You might want to create an Infrared Garden Experiment if you are interested in monitoring plant health. An infrared photograph of plants growing side by side can reveal unseen differences in plant health due to a range of causes for instance drainage patterns, soil chemicals, or differences in cultivation methods.

Read more, watch a fun video and connect to the community email list here: http://publiclab.org/wiki/infragram