Habitat: Ponds and Lakes
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| Habitat: Ponds and Lakes |
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| These sites focus on ponds and lakes. Find out what plants and animals thrive in these ecosystems. Includes a story about a frog living in a pond, tips on pond dipping, and a mathematical formula for calculating the surface acreage of ponds. Also learn about energy pyramids, nitrogen and carbon cycles, and biotic and abiotic factors. There are links to eThemes Resources on the water cycle and habitats. |
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| Ponds and Lakes
Choose "Ponds and Lakes" and then use the links on the left to learn what this biome is like and what animals live there.
Aquatic Environments: Lakes
This site from Canada tells about lakes and their physical environment. After selecting a chapter, use the links at left to pick a topic.
Pond Life Animal Printouts
Print out these pages about different animals that live in and around ponds.
Pond Explorer
"Pond Investigation" shows students gathering insects from a pond. "Virtual Pond Dip" has photos of these bugs. Print out the "Activity Sheet" to write a short report about them.
Pond Habitat Assessment
Find out what is important about the temperature, quality, clarity, and depth of ponds. Includes photos.
The Pond Habitat of the Frog
This online story tells about the life of a frog living in a pond.
All About Ponds Crossword
This Scholastic online cyberhunt has kids answer pond questions to complete a crossword. This can be printed out.
Lakes Habitat
This page has a short paragraph about lakes. Click on the links to read student reports on the types of animals that live in lakes.
Lakes
Find out what makes a lake a unique ecosystem.
Fish and Ponds
The Missouri Department of Conservation provides a pdf that has a formula for calculating the surface acreage of a pond.
Missouri Department of Conservation: How to Build a Pond
This page has tips for building your own pond. Topics include drainage, soil quality, and topography. Includes an illustration.
Missouri Department of Conservation: Pond Handbook
This 64-page PDF file has tips on managing a pond in Missouri. Includes lots of valuable information about ponds.
Quia: Pond Life and Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Here are several games based on pond life and the energy pyramid.
Pond Ecology
This lesson plan challenges students to explore how abiotic factors affect the biotic community in a pond.
Fact Monster: Nitrogen Cycle
Read an encyclopedia entry about the nitrogen cycle. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Fact Monster: Carbon Cycle
Read an encyclopedia entry about the carbon cycle. NOTE: The site includes ads.
eThemes Resource: Water Cycle: Explanations and Illustrations
These sites explain the water cycle and include the topics of evaporation, precipitation, and condensation. Watch animated movies and view several diagrams explaining the cycle. There is a word search and a quiz. Includes links to eThemes Resources on water cycle experiments and Missouri's springs.
eThemes Resource: Habitat: An Overview
This resource covers the different ecosystems on our planet. Find out how these biomes differ, what characteristics make them unique, and where they are located. Includes a map of the different habitats found in Missouri and information about habitats in Utah. There are links to eThemes Resources on specific habitats and animal food chains, plus an eMINTS WebQuest.
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 1, 2, 1, 3, 4
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