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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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- 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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- Kindergarten
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Students observe, investigat, and predict what happens at a pond. They identify plants, animals, and key characterisitics of a pond. They discuss and classify a pond habitat. They listen to stories about ponds and pond animals. 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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- 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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- 2nd - 4th
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Students define what a pond habitat is and explain what animals live in this habitat. They discuss what can harm or destroy a pond habitat. They create a poster of what could harm a pond habitat including illustrations and sentences. They share their posters with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students observe organisms found in pond water with a microscope. In groups, they discuss how single-celled organisms satisfy their needs for food, water and air. They compare and contrast the needs of macroscopic and microscopic organisms and review the basic cell structure. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students use microscopes to investigate the diversity of life that exists in pond water. They then conduct a controlled investigation to study the effect of a pollutant (rice) on a microcosm ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the characteristics of animals who live in a pond environment. In groups, they describe the various stages in the life of a frog and identify the characteristics of other pond animals. Using this information, they create a PowerPoint presentation to share their information with the class. Full Review »
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