Graphic organizers help students learn about the pond habitat and the plants and animals that call it home.

The information contained in this resource and activity book enhances children's knowledge and awareness of the living and non-living components of a pond, including the variety of life forms that can be found living on, under, and around the surface of a pond. Through observation and investigation, children will discover similarities, differences, and interactions among living things that inhabit a pond. Activities that emphasize plant and animal adaptations, interdependence, and food chains enable students to learn more about how living things survive in a still, freshwater ecosystem. Four transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks) are included to engage students in discussion and reinforce the concepts presented in the book.

As a muskrat feeds on cattails, a mother duck uses these plants as a safe place to hide her eggs. As newly-hatched tadpoles nibble on algae, dragonfly nymphs go hunting for tadpoles! And as frogs sit on lily pads to stay safe from big fish that want to eat them, small fish swim under the lily pads to hide from birds that are hunting at the pond. Step by step, readers will explore a pond habitat and discover how all the living things form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival.

Life in a pond is exciting. Birds, bugs, and shrews skitter across the surface. Turtles and fish zip along under the water’s surface. Beavers, herons, and others make themselves at home by the pond’s edge. In this book, readers in grades 3-5 will discover how these animals survive and thrive in freshwater pond biomes around the world. This NGSS-aligned series is packed with interesting facts and vivid photos that introduce readers to a variety of land and water animals. Each book includes a glossary, comprehension questions, and an activity for home or the classroom.

Provides students with opportunity to investigate an aquatic habitat by setting up and adding organisms to desktop ponds,

Explores how plants, insects, fish, birds, and other animals come together in ponds and make them their homes.

A pond is a very unique habitat, home to a variety of freshwater plants, animals, and microscopic creatures. Readers discover how all of these living things are connected through food chains, as they learn fascinating facts about life in a pond. Detailed photographs give readers an up-close look at frogs, algae, and other creatures found in a pond. Fact boxes complement the enlightening text, which explores important science concepts, including conservation and life cycles. Readers can see how these pond food chains come together as they explore an informative pond food web.