Visit A Vernal Pool 694e3a
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What Is This Video? 5h7072
sisters Kiana, Kaya, and Kalea as they sketch and photograph a vernal pool, a temporary pond that forms in some areas in the spring, after the snow melts.
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- Are there any vernal pools near where you live? How might you find out?
- A vernal pool is a pond that forms in the spring and dries up by the fall. What are some ways in which your neighborhood changes from one season to the next?
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Ponder the Pond 6k1r1e
Visit a pond, stream, or other wetland near you. Take notes and make sketches in your field notebook. If you brought a camera, take photographs as well. How high up does the water level come? What plants or animals live there? Visit again in a few weeks–how has it changed?
Curriculum Topic h362s
habitat, cycles
Activity Type 4bs1u
indoor and outdoor
Standards 1c3s42
Next Generation Science Standards 6l3r37
Disciplinary Core Ideas 1p501c
- LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
- ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
Science and Engineering Practices d4i1n
- Asking Questions and Defining Problems
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
- Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data