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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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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students, in groups, conduct an experiment to compare how water moves through different soils. They discuss how different soils could have an impact on different plants. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students conduct an experiment to evaluate whether plants need water to survive and grow. They observe two cactus plants for four weeks, analyzing the results of one plant having received water and the other having received no water. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine water shortage and the process of changing salt water to fresh water. They examine a world map, define key vocabulary terms, conduct experiments involving seeds and salt water and creating distilled water, and illustrate the steps of desalinization. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students discuss water environments of Ohio. They answer questions about aquatic habitats. Students investigate a water plant such as elodea or duckweed, collecting observations for ten days. Students research a water animal and work in groups to prepare multimedia presentations (or booklets) to summarize their reearch. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine Heade's Lotus Flowers: A Landscape Painting in the Background and Monet's Water Lilies. They create their own work of art that demonstrates the intersection of animal and plant life in a pond environment. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the movement and reflective nature of water and examine examples of water in art. They conduct an experiment with water, oil, and food coloring and discuss the flow of water. Students then analyze paintings by Monet and Sargent, complete a water movement handout, and recreate a painting as a print. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss what a pond is and what lives and grows around it. They listen to the book, "Junior Science Book of Pond Life" and discuss and locate pond information using the Internet. They then watch videos about ponds and sing songs like, "Down in the Meadow" and "Ten Little Speckle Frogs". Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students search for information and pictures about life in and around a pond. They visit a local ponds to sketch life that they see in the water and nearby. Students identify all plant and animal life. They find out what happens to pond life during harsh weather conditions such as droughts and prolonged freezes. Full Review »
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