Pond+Ecosystem-KandyLover107

Black's Nook Pond: A trip to paradise Introduction ¡Hola a todos! I am a sixth grader at the [|Amigos School] in Cambridge, Massachusetts. My fellow sixth graders and I visited many ecosystems near Boston. We observed all of the abiotic and biotic factors of each ecosystem. We collected samples from each site for observation. We drew everything we saw and were sure to add abundant details. We went to Blacks Nook Pond in Cambridge, MA. The pond is located near the Fresh Pond Rotary. We had fun collecting and observing [|organisms] in and around the pond. We saw all sorts of creatures that we never even knew existed.

Abiotic We went to Blacks Nook Pond. We got here by walking to the subway station in Harvard Square and taking the bus out to Fresh Pond Rotary. The pond is right next to a golf course. We measured the turbidity, and dissolved oxygen of the water using a World Water Monitoring Day kit. We also collected information about the pond by looking at the variety of organisms found in it. Alter finding the organisms we looked at them through teles copes and drew them in great detail on our data sheets.

Biotic At Blacks Nook Pond we found [|algae], [|smartweed] and [|lily pads], all of these plants that float on the surface of the water. We saw worms, lichen and fungi all around us decomposing the bark of dead trees. The hawks circled above us and the Great Blue Heron swept gracefully into the water. The fish were very quick and agile, but the frogs were not as agile. The energy pyramid works with my ecosystem by giving energy to the producers who the send it up to the primary consumers then secondary then tertiary. When the organisms die the decomposers decompose them. The sun gives it energy to all organisms even if it is not direct.You can see my web here. You can see my energy pyramid here.

Conclusion When we went to Blacks Nook Pond I learned so many new facts. I learned how to determine the turbidity of the water. I learned how to figure out if the microscopic organisms were male or female by their behaviors. Another experiment that we did was to draw organisms and classify them. The trip was fun and educational. Being able to take that field trip and learn those skills was very exciting.