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A Pond

 First Grade

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Fish and Their Homes

 

Some fish live in ponds or rivers. 

Some live in the ocean. 

Make a list of fish and where they live. 

You will need someone to read this information for you.

Fish from A to Z

 

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How Frogs Grow

 

Read all about frogs. (Someone might have to read this to you.)

How does a frog change and grow? 

You will need someone to read this information to you.

See how frogs grow.

Listen to the different frog sounds.

 

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What Animals Live in a Pond? 

 

Read the information at Pond Explorer.

Make a list. 

Draw a picture.

 

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Pete and His Pond

 

Pete built a pond. 

How did he do it?    Pond Construction

What did Pete put in his pond?

 

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Winter Pond, Summer Pond

 

Look at the pictures of a pond on page 196 of your science book.

List 5 things you see. 

Look at the picture of a pond on page 210 in your science book.

List 5 things you see.

 

Which things were the same?

Which things were different?

      Use a word processing program to write about your findings.

 

Make a T-chart using Inspiration.

Label 1 column "A Spring Pond"

Label another column "A Winter Pond"

Type label in each column for things you saw in the spring pond or the winter pond.

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What Did You Learn?

 

Use KidPix to draw pictures of a pond for a slide show.

Label the pictures.

Make sure some of the parts move. 

Show your pictures or slide show to a friend.

 

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Rod Sprague
Wichita Public Schools

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Webmaster

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Wichita State University

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