Wrens at the school pond

This half term in natural science, we will be investigating some of the animals that live in and around our pond.  We all had a go at Pond Dipping on Friday.  

We worked in small groups to learn how to safely scoop into the pond with a net.  We then had to quickly but carefully put any creatures from the net into a tray of pondwater, so that we could look at them without harming them. 

We saw many tiny creatures. There was great excitement when the children found that they had caught some tadpoles! 

Afterwards, the trays were gently emptied back into the pond.  We will be doing more dipping over the next few weeks.

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