Conservatory Pond Example

The Conservatory at Miami Hamilton
The Conservatory at Miami Hamilton
Build you own frog hotel! | Wildlife Queensland

What's in our pond?

Cyperus alternifolius | North Carolina State Extension Plant ToolBox
Cyperus prolifer | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Lemna minor | USDA Forest Service
Pomacea bridgesii | USGS NAS

Want to learn more? (Grade 12+)

What is aquatic botany? | Bolton, 2016
The Nitrogen Cycle | Takai, 2019
Use of invasive aquatic plants to decontaminate herbicides-polluted waters | Correa et al., 2021
Use of microalgae to purify black and odorous water | Li et al., 2020
Botanist helps lake communities understand aquatic plants | Wisconsin Life on PBS
Deer Hunting and Aquatic Plants | Kentucky Afield on PBS
All About Algae | A Growing Passion on PBS

Want to learn more? (Grades K-12)

Freshwater Habitat (Grades K-3) | National Geographic Kids
Freshwater Ecosystem (Grades 5-8) | National Geographic
Investigation of an Aquatic Ecosystem (Grades 6-12) | PBS LearningMedia
The Nitrogen Cycle: StudyJams! (Grades 8-12) | Scholastic.com
The Nitrogen Cycle (Grades 9-12) | PBS LearningMedia

Citations

Gradual genomic streamlining and convergent adaptation during terrestrial-to-aquatic transitions in angiosperms | Guo et al.
Aquatic Plant Identification | Mississippi State University Extension Service
The Multifaceted Importance of Amphibians: Ecological, Biomedical, and Socio-Economic Perspectives | Wickramasingha et al., 2026
How to build a frog hotel | Wildlife Queensland, 2020

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