Pond Science

That is living in the water? Groups of two to three view pond water with microscopes in order to find microorganisms. They draw pictures of the ones they find in their slides.  The groups compare their drawings to pictures of common pond...

Students write a riddle about a pond animal. In this pond animal lesson plan, students write the riddle by researching the animal on a Hotlink Page, and make a class book of their riddles.

Students compare two mini-ponds. In this environmental awareness activity, students build two mini-ponds from water holes. Students add fertilizers to one and not to the other. The results are observed and compared. This could easily be...

What a terrific way to explore the pond habitat! Learners discuss the animal and plant life found in the Long Island area. They also discuss vocabulary terms, identify pollution concerns, and resource conservation.

Students compare the ponds, lakes, and reservoirs of Kansas.  In this geography instructional activity, students use Google Earth to research the different ponds, lakes, and reservoirs in Kansas.  Students will discover that many of the...

In this pond environment instructional activity, 6th graders search for 55 science words which are hidden in the word search puzzle. The words include insects which live in pond environments.

In this pond environment instructional activity, 6th graders search for 24 words in the word search puzzle. Each word is about pond life and includes science vocabulary words.

Students explore the evolution from a pond habitat to a meadow.  In this habitat lesson, students become familiar with a beaver meadow habitat.  Students are aasigned an animal to research and find why the animal best survives in that...

Students take a field trip to a local pond and collect samples of water and organisms to take back to the classroom. They design and set up a pond aquarium in the classroom.

Observe a pond's tiniest life forms. Zoom in on Daphnia, also called water fleas, a type of crustacean that often dwells on the pond floor.