What will you find in some pond water? Pond critters of course.
We had already completed an initial lesson in the classroom. I
had scooped a bucket of pond water from my neighborhood and we
examined the unicellular and multicellular life of the pond. In
fact, this lesson was taught almost two months ago but then we
had some signs of spring. The rains came and with it, outdoor
recess became a festival of science! My kiddos found a puddle
and were completely enthralled with the life of a puddle. They
begged me to bring out the microscopes and slides for RECESS!!
Of course, being the teacher who wants to make the kids happy, I
gave them exactly what they wanted. Combined with a little
mobile technology and we were identifying the organisms in the
puddle in no time. We found that one of the most common
organisms was the red fly larvae. Perhaps the most exciting
moment for the group was when two different organisms were
sucked up into the pipette at the same time and a real live food
chain took place! You might ha