Logistics: Students will be divided into 2 groups. Half will go to Activity 1 and half to Activity 2 at beginning of the session, remain for 30 minutes, and then swap activities.

Activity 1: pH

Facilitator:

Description: Working in groups, students will be assigned individual task as they use pH probes as well as lab kits to test the pH of the water. If time is available the students will use the Dataloggers to gather data.

Time: 30 minutes

Location: Conservation Learning Center (right)

Materials:
5 Laptops
pH probes
Dataloggers
Lab Materials

Handout - Pondering pH

Activity 2: Organisms

Facilitator:

Description: Students will use microscopes or ProScopes to view water samples from the pond to examine the water for organisms. A Scope on a Rope will be used to introduce the students to some of the organisms they might see. The students will also observe the many animals that are housed in the CLC.

 

Logistics: Subdivide the students into two groups.
--One group will go to the CLC and view microscopic organisms using a Scope on a Rope. The students can draw what they see and then go to the computers and locate microscopic organisms using a pre-selected website.
--The other group will observe the many animals housed in the CLC.

Time: 15 minutes each station (30 minutes total)

Location: Conservation Learning Center - Classroom

Materials:
2 laptops
microscopes
ProScopes

Scope on a Rope

Drawing materials

Web Resource: Virtual Pond Dip
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ponddip/index.html