Paris Mountain State Park
Other Life Cycling Resources

Activity Guides

     Aquatic Project Wild, Department of Natural Resources
     Activity: Are You Me?  (highly recommended)

     Gems: Great Explorations in Math and Science, Lawrence Hall of
     Science

      University of California, Berkeley: Aquatic Habitats, Grades 2 - 6

 Children’s Books

     One Small Square: Pond, by Donald M. Silver

     Look Closer, DK Publishing: Pond Life and River Life

     Eyewitness Books: Pond and River

     Pond and River Life, by Barbara Taylor

Websites for Teacher Information

http://uci.net/~pondhawk/odonata/ips_odonata.html 

           Damsel and Dragons – the Insect Order Odonata

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/phystime.html

  The Concept of Physiological Time….”Since insects are cold-blooded animals their rate of growth and development is proportional to ambient temperature…”

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0025.html 

   Frogs: a Thematic Unit Plan

http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu/Modules/Module-AquaticMacroinvertebrates.html

(Great information on specific aquatic macro-invertebrates, ecology, and student activities).

For additional sites use search words: dragonfly nymph, mayfly nymph, frog, life cycles, aquatic habitat activities