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SCIENCE 10
Pond Water Lab
During the Lab…
Obtain pond water sample from side of classTry to get water from sides or near
bottomUse a small dropKeep plastic pipettes organized! (Don’t
want to cross contaminate) Observe pond water under microscope. Use
field guide to locate specimensComplete biological drawing of specimen
(rough & good copy) Calculate actual size of specimenComplete observations and conclusions
questions on front page of lab
Here’s what you need to submit:
Submit the following (in the order listed)1.Pond Water Lab Title Page2.Microscope review questions3.Two practice biological drawings4.Pre-lab research assignment5.Observation Questions – include draft
sketches 6.Two Pond Water Biological drawings7.Conclusion Questions
After the lab: Making Connections
1. Review the field guide and brainstormed list of plants and animals from your pre-lab research.
1. Is there anything you would like to add to these lists based on your pond water observations?
2. Use small Post-It notes (or other small
pieces of paper) write the names of at least 10 of the plants and animals from the list.
3. Create a food web using the Post-It notes. Use a large piece of construction paper to create a display. ** You may want to use a computer to determine what each of your organisms eat.
4. Compare food webs with other groups.
5. Predict what would happen if :• a specific organism was removed from the
web due to disease or pollution• the population of one organism was to double• an exotic (invasive) species was introduced to
the food web.
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