Tag Archives: Pond water

Spring Break Green Slime

Having fun with my big brother visiting; at one point Georgia and I decided to check out if there was anything in the pond worth looking at in the microscope. We had grabbed some green slime   And took a … Continue reading

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Mosquito larva, green algae and hand grenades over dinner

In what is becoming a common occurrence these days, our 3 year old daughter became fascinated with the mosquito larva in a bucket full of rainwater and asked to look at them in the microscope.  I set it up so … Continue reading

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Pond Rotifers and Algae

I woke up early this morning with the intention of grading some exams but was distracted by the microscope.  Last night the kids and I had looked at the pond water and discovered that the pond has bloomed with rotifers. … Continue reading

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