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- 5th
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Students examine pond ecology, testing how temperature affects the respiration rate of fish. They collect various living things found at a pond, and identify the animal and plant life discovered. They observe a pond community in an aquarium. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students become involved with nature in a living, experiencing way. The activities are designed to give students a hands-on approach to learning about their natural surroundings. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students describe the pond as a habitat, identify animals that live in, near, or above a pond, classify pond animals into the proper animal classifications and work in pairs to research a pond animal to share information with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the concepts of ecology through the eight lessons of this unit. The balance of nature, the food chain, abd the potential threat that humans pose to the environment are concepts presented inj this unit. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students observe and identify the different life found in ponds and wetlands that may exist in and around the schoolyard, by examining samples of pond water. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding their study of ponds. They visit a pond, collect organisms, view them under a microscope, perform simple chemical tests, and finally, create small ponds in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students review the steps of ecological succession in a hardwood forest, and they review the concept of climax community. There job is to discover how succession works in other communities of living things. Students are reminded about biotic and abiotic factors and interdependence of species. They work in groups of four to create a mini-history lesson about the life in a community of living things spanning 100 years. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the plants and animals that are found in a fresh water pond. In groups, they take water samples and test the quality. They record their examples and discuss their findings as a class. They also discuss the importance of fresh water to organisms. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students collect samples of pond water, dried grass, and soil in a jar. They predict the order of ecological succession in their pond water cultures. They compare their expected results with their observed results. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore ecology and biodiversty. They use the wet-mount procedure to make several slides to view using the microscope and draw what they see. Full Review »
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