1. Harrison Year 5 POND group July 2010 Pupils Online Nature Detectives Year 5 2009 - 2010 What we have been doing this year

2. Harrison pond 6m 4m decking Highest level Low level

3. POND group question : How does the water level in the pond change over the year?

4. Harrison pond water level going down… March 2009September 2009July 2009 October 2009December 2009November 2009 …and back up again

5. Graph of the water level in Harrison pond Why do you think the pond level goes up and down like this?

6. Here are some of the animals that live in our pond damselfly nymph Dragonfly nymph Newt Newt tadpole Mayfly nymph (larva) Water Hoglouse Frog tadpole Frog Water beetle

7. Tadpoles and frogs Releasing the baby froglets Year 3 corridor

8. Harrison POND group question : What happens when the pond freezes in winter? January 2010 In January although the ice layer covered the pond, there was always water underneath for the pond wildlife. We made our own ice blocks and studied them floating and melting. “It was great to experiment with our ideas. It was fun to see how your own ideas turned out.“ Caitlin.

9. We have put information and photos on the POND website page to share with other schools

10. ‘Flashmeeting’ Videocam conference Flashmeeting replay

11. We have enjoyed being in POND group It is a fun way to learn about the pond. I like being in a team. We all took turns measuring or dipping. I like talking to other people about what we do. I like it that other people are interested in what we have found out.