Overview
Discover the wetlands all around us. This activity guides students through how to build their own pond dipping equipment and collect aquatic invertebrates. Safety tips are included along with extension vocabulary and pollution indicator charts to help assess the health of the wetland.
Wetland Presentation - Recorded
Join Inside Education as we learn how to explore wetlands searching for aquatic invertebrates!
Supporting Documents
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Marsh Monster Identification SheetAquatic Invertebrate Pond Dipping Instructions
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Program of Study
- Science
Curriculum Outcomes
Matter
Grade 3 - How can materials change?
Earth Systems
K - How can environments be explored?
Grade 1 - In what ways can environments change?
Grade 4 - How does Earth sustain life?
Living Systems
Grade 1 - How do plants and animals survive?
Grade 2 - How do plants and animals live and grow?
Grade 3 - How do plants and animals interact?
Grade 4 - In what ways do the structures of organisms support survival?
Grade 6 - In what ways are ecosystems complex?
