1. Book Two: Environments
Investigation Three:
Aquariums

2. Focus questions
What are the environmental factors in an aquatic system?
How can we find out if the salinity affect the hatching of brine shrimp?
How does salinity affect the hatching of brine shrimp?

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4. A tank for keeping live water plants and animals
1. aquarium -
A tank for keeping live
water plants and animals

5. Anything referring to water
2. Aquatic -
Anything referring to water

6. 3. Freshwater environment -
Water with no salt present in it.
Flowing water
Standing water

7. An organism that is microscopic
4. microorganism -
An organism that is microscopic

8. Microscopic animals that live in aquatic environments
5. zooplankton -
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Microscopic animals that
live in aquatic environments

9. Microscopic plants that live in aquatic environments
6. phytoplankton -
Microscopic plants that
live in aquatic environments

10. A plant found in freshwater aquariums
7. elodea -
A plant found in freshwater aquariums

11. A plantlike group of water organisms
8. algae -
A plantlike group of water organisms

12. 9. Brine -
Salty water

13. Tiny crustaceans that live in salt ponds and lakes
10. Brine shrimp -
Tiny crustaceans that live in
salt ponds and lakes

14. Experiments! Plant Growth Insect Lifecycle Aquarium Lifecycle
Mr. Kapusta’s
Room
Mr. Croft’s
Mrs. Smith’s
Plant
Growth
Insect
Lifecycle
Aquarium Lifecycle
Observation #3

15. Focus questions
What are the environmental factors in an aquatic system?
How can we find out if the salinity affect the hatching of brine shrimp?
How does salinity affect the hatching of brine shrimp?