We joined some fellow homeschooler's for an aquatic program at a local state park to determine how healthy the education pond was. The student's handled a d nets and seine nets to capture what type of animal life lived in the pond. Would add that the kids had loads of fun dipping the nets in and scraping the bottom of the pond in their water boots. The nets were brought onto land and carefully picked through for any signs of life and if found- they were placed in small plastic tubs for identification. The most common animal found - mayflies- which tolerate very little pollution- giving us a pretty good indication that the pond was quite healthy. Also found- dragonfly larvae, minnows and tadpoles. Lauren knew before going that she would be able to get wet and muddy and wore clothes to do so. However, she declined to get in the water-unusual for her since she loves getting dirty at home-even had a towel and a change of clothes- still no going in for her- she spent her time helping to identify the specimens , looking for crayfish holes and watching different bees buzzing around.
Oh that looks like fun! Reminds me of an episode of "Caillou" where they go to a swamp and look at wildlife, lol! Thanks for stopping by. I will post about the conference soon. It was a life changing experience for me. I hope you have a great week:-)
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