Summary
Kiana, Kaya and Kalea observe, sketch and photograph a vernal pool -- a temporary pond that forms in spring after the snow melts. How will it change as the seasons go on?
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three sisters study a springtime pool that appears -- and later disappears.
- What is a vernal pool, and when does it form?
- Why does the pool dry up later in the year?
- What living things depend on the pool while it lasts?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: vernal pool, season, temporary.
Try it: Draw the same pool in spring and in late summer, and describe how it changed.