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Pond ID Kit

The worksheets provided allows students to follow along while the instructor uses the "virtual pond dip" to choose organisms. Clicking on an organism shows a brief summary of the characteristics of the organism and there is a link on the summary page that provides a more involved article as well as real life images of the organism. I find this site to be a great opener for my pond water lab especially because of the drawings. The drawings used...

Keywords:: Worms, virtual, Bryozoa, Protozoa, Arthropods, Gastrotrichs, Rotifers, lab, Water bears, Hydra, charateristics, Tardigrades, pond water, Bacteria, Algae

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Science and Technology / Biology / Biodiversity

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Material Type:: Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:: October 9, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 14, 2021
Author:: Microscopy UK
Submitter:: Breshelle Berndt
Primary Audience:: Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: a intrnet enabled laptop, digital projector or a smartboard
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: Unknown
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: No

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Anil Kapoor (Faculty)

10 years ago

Great site for intro to biology class. I can see asking the students to bring a water sample from home aquariums and ponds and having them identify the algae in the water using basic microscopy techniques.

Time spent reviewing site: 15

Stephanie Vallis (Student)

11 years ago

this is a very helpful tool for a laboratory exercise since it allows the students to compare what they see under the microscope to what is in the chart. this allows for a more accurate identification of the specimen.