Virtual Pond Dip Worksheet
The www.microscopy-uk.org website has an interactive virtual pond dip, where students click on and learn about some of the common protists and microscopic animals found in a sample of pond water. This worksheet guides students through the website, including recording some of the unique physical features of each protist and attempting to classify them into the appropriate supergroup.
Essential concepts: Eukaryotes, protists, excavata, chromalveolata, rhizaria, archaeplastida, unikonta, cilia, flagella.
