Visit A Vernal Pool 6w2m4p
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What Is This Video? 4p602v
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 khe
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 2l2rr
habitat, cycles
Activity Type 1w6r2w
indoor and outdoor
Standards 576x5g
Next Generation Science Standards 142y69
Disciplinary Core Ideas 6i5e5y
- 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 154q3b
- Asking Questions and Defining Problems
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
- Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data