Lincoln Elementary School
Petoskey, Michigan
Mrs. Slack’s PALS group- Second and Third Graders
We investigated our pond 4 different times. We used a pond connected to Spring Lake.
Hypothesis: We all thought that everyone would find different macroinvertebrates across the world.
Our first investigation date was March 29, 2007. Mrs. Slack brought pond water to our classroom to investigate.
We found:
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Water mites |
Very few |
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Midge pupa |
Few |
Our second investigation date was April 19, 2007. Mrs. Slack brought pond water to our classroom to investigate.
We found:
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Predaceous Diving Beetle |
Very few |
|
Water flea – Daphnia |
Few |
|
Orb snail |
Very few |
|
Cyclops - Copepod |
Few |
Our third investigation date was May 3, 2007. Mrs. Slack brought pond water to our classroom to investigate.
We found:
|
Orb snail |
Few |
|
Tadpole |
Very few |
|
Crawling water beetle |
Very few |
Our fourth investigation date was May 17, 2007. We took a fieldtrip to the pond to do our investigation.
We found:
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Pouch snail |
Few |
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Aquatic Sowbug |
Few |
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Clam shrimp |
Very few |
|
Threadworm |
Very few |
|
Spider |
Very few |
|
Mayfly nymph |
Few |
|
Crawling water beetle |
Few |
|
Water beetle |
Very few |
|
Backswimmer |
Very few |
|
Water flea |
Very few |
|
Orb snail |
Very few |
|
Tubifex worm |
Very few |