POND WATER STUDY

(Grades six and up)

GOALS OF POND WATER STUDY

The child will:

• Become aware of the plethora of life that exists in and around local ponds.
• Observe the in detail the lives and life cycles of small and even microscopic life forms as they exist in around ponds.
  

OBJECTIVES OF POND WATER STUDY

The child will:

• Study local ponds with respect to their ability to sustain microscopic life and to choose one or more ponds to study.
• Collect samples of small and microscopic life forms from one or more local ponds and set up a laboratory in which to study these forms.
• Observe and collect data on the life forms and life cycles of collected samples of pond life.

LIST OF MATERIALS FOR POND WATER STUDY

• Aquarium
• Bucket
• Children's guide: Fish or Foul
• Collecting jar, glass
• Cover slips
• Culture tube, 6
• Dropper
• Gloves, rubber, disposable
• Lables
• Microscope
• Parent Guide
• Slides, depression
• Slides, standard
• Thermometer, aquarium
• Tube holder, wooden
  
  KT1010 $26.50
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  Ordering Information:
  
  Include the kit number, title, and check in US Dollars (add 15% for shipping and handling) to:
  Advanced Learning Associates
  32 Godfrey Lane
  Milford, MA 01757

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