Explore Rivers and Ponds! With 25 Great Projects
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“Fun yet informative line drawings elucidate an equally clear narrative, allowing readers to pool a reservoir of facts that can run close to home when website such as the EPA's are offered with the suggestion that students can ‘figure out the path of water that flows from your school.'”
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“An excellent addition for classroom and school libraries and as a resource for school and science fair projects.”
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“Explore Rivers and Ponds! introduces limnology and wetland science to kids in a way that works—with busy hands and muddy boots. The text is interwoven with the terminology of the science, with handy definitions that will have meaning to young readers. Teachers will find the book's simple projects do-able, engaging, and educational.”
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From puddles to lakes, streams to rivers, and bogs to swamps, each body of water contains an amazing treasure chest of life! Explore Rivers and Ponds! with 25 Great Projects, introduces a child to the fascinating world of freshwater habitats and the creatures they contain. Combining hands-on activities with ecology and science, kids will have fun learning about the freshwater biome-including lakes and ponds, streams and rivers, and wetlands-and the latest in conservation and protection.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
The World of Water
Chapter One
The Freshwater Biome
Chapter Two
Ponds and Lakes
Chapter Three
Streams and Rivers
Chapter Four
Wetlands
Chapter Five
Conservation and Protection
Glossary
Resources
Index