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Pond Ecology Lesson Plan

Pond Ecology Lesson Plan

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Pond Ecology

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Fifth graders 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.

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pond ecology, pond ecosystem, pond life, ponds, science

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