Students collect and examine microscopic life from a local pond. In this biology instructional activity, students examine local pond water, searching for protozoa, with the use of a microscope. Students identify the various life forms in...

Students study the biodiversity of animal life in a pond. They investigate the interdependence between pond organisms by completing a pond dipping activity and completing a checklist.

In this coloring instructional activity, students examine a black line drawing of a cartoon-style duck swimming in water. There is no title on the page.

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...