Acknowledgements

We have based the text and format largely on BT Operation Pond, a set of teachers' notes written by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust - we thank the Trust for its permission to reproduce sections of text, as well as work sheets.

We have also drawn from the Water Watch Activity Book and the Riverwatch River Water Pack (Wildlife Watch, The Wildlife Trusts) and Pondwatch Pack (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust), for which thanks are also due, as well as adding ideas and information of our own. These publications are all highly recommended to anyone wishing to extend their range of resources; details are included in a list of selected literature.

This pack has been made possible thanks to funding from the Environment Agency for the supply cover which allowed teachers to work on it. Natural England has kindly printed and bound it for circulation to all schools in Cornwall. We also wish to thank each of the teachers and other educationalists who have co-operated in its production.

Pond Pack Introduction Why study ponds? Pond-dipping Safety for teachers Safety for kids Animal variety Moving and breathing Cycles of life Webs of life Plant life Maths English Geography History Art and design Make a pond Plant identification Animal identification Activity sheets Bug dial Where to go Acknowledgements EDUCATION NATURE SEARCH . . . . . . . . .