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The Fifth grade program is a hands-on science experience designed to expand and enhance a classroom unit on cells and microscopes. During their visit students receive instruction on the use of a microscope. They explore the stream for macroscopic life, and collect and examine plankton samples. Activities reveal the important connections between these two worlds.
Following a break for lunch, students hike to collect natural objects to view under field microscopes, and engage in activities designed to reinforce the parts of plant and animal cells.
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Students collect and identify organisms from the Nature Center marsh and a local stream.
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An instructor helps identify a stream critter.
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| Microscopic plant and animal plankton are collected and brought back to the lab for identification through the use of microscopes.
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Which of the following are phytoplankton and which are zooplankton?
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