1. My Mini Pond By: Cheyenne Redus

2. Overview Description  This unit was about making a small pond environment.  We did microscopic samples of top and bottom of the ponds.  We watched the changes in the organism types in four time periods, 0 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks.  One interesting thing I learned is how frequently organisms reproduce, and how much different a pond can be in just a couple of weeks.

3. Original Question What changes will we see in our pond at different time periods (3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 10-12 weeks) ? What changes will we see in our pond at different time periods (3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 10-12 weeks) ?

4. Hypotheses  At 3 weeks, we thought our pond would have life, the water would be clearer, and the pond would have more fronds.  At 6 weeks we thought our pond would have lots of life, the leaves and hay would start to pack to the bottom, and there would be even more fronds.  At 10-12 weeks we thought our leaves, and hay would have started to disappear and dissolve, and the water would be completely clear.

5. Trend Of Organisms

6. Conclusion My original hypothesis was hardly correct at all. My original hypothesis was hardly correct at all. My hypothesis now is.. My hypothesis now is.. The organisms will continue to reproduce. The organisms will continue to reproduce. The leaves and hay will completely be buried in the soil. The leaves and hay will completely be buried in the soil. The rocks will come out of the soil even more. The rocks will come out of the soil even more.

7. Finale Our ponds compare with real ponds because they both have organisms and life that continue to reproduce. Our ponds contrast with real ponds because in real ponds, there is probably a wider variety of life, and there is more plants and bigger animals.