{"id":5269,"date":"2020-10-29T09:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/?page_id=5269"},"modified":"2020-11-13T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T21:13:41","slug":"pond-live","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/live-2\/pond-live\/","title":{"rendered":"POND LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>POND LIVE WAS THE MOST FUN YET!<\/h1>\n<p>Ponds are fabulous! One of our favourite activities to do with students is exploring aquatic systems. We miss it a lot! So we thought, let&#8217;s get in there and share our explorations live over the internet. Please, join Outdoor and Environmental Education Specialists, Al Woodhouse, Sean McCammon, Nathan Mantey, Levi Moore and special guest, Joe Bell, as they get muddy exploring the hidden depths of Heidelberg Pond.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UOVO6XafAP8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow along as we catch pond creatures with our <a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet.pdf\">Pond Live Activity Sheet<\/a>.\u00a0 Keep track by circling things as we catch them.\u00a0 If you want an aquatic invertebrate key in colour click <a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010.pdf\">click here.<\/a>\u00a0 For distance learners, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/17yZi8kqA4ZRRBjyPwK9N-y81rIVUdWIME4IxdIydJVI\/edit?usp=sharing\">this link<\/a> will take you to a google slide deck that you can copy and &#8216;drag drop&#8217; circles to record your observations.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.4367%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5256\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-578x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-578x330.png 578w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-165x94.png 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-1140x651.png 1140w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-945x540.png 945w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet-750x429.png 750w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/Pond-Live-Activity-Sheet.png 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.5633%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5258\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-720x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-720x330.jpg 720w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-165x76.jpg 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-1140x523.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-945x433.jpg 945w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/OEE-Aquatic-Key_Al-Woodhouse-2010-750x344.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a a fun promotional video for the Pond Live event with all of the lyrics for the stickleback song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/17R2VkwtlbM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><u>I Wish I Was a Stickleback Fish<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a stickleback fish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\u2019d swim around the pond wherever I wish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Give my tail a little swish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a stickleback fish<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a leopard frog<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\u2019d sit all day on a sunken log<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Start my life as a pollywog<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a leopard frog<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a dragonfly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With a real long lip and great big eyes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Water\u2019d shoot out of my backside<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a dragonfly<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a painted turtle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\u2019d walk around in my rainbow girdle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For Oktoberfest I\u2019d wear a dirndl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a painted turtle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a hellgrammite<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bunch of little spines sticking out of my side<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\u2019d roll in a ball to protect my life<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a hellgrammite<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a damselfly nymph<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nothing rhymes with damselfly nymph<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">La-la-la, La-la-la-la<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nothing rhymes with damselfly nymph<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a stickleback fish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\u2019d swim around the pond wherever I wish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Give my tail a little swish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wish I was a stickleback fish<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(If you play guitar, the chords are just A-D-E repeated over and over)<\/p>\n<p>Here is just the song:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5269-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish.wav\">http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>If you are feeling really ambitious, here is an instrumental version of the song that students can record themselves singing to:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5269-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish-instrumental.wav?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish-instrumental.wav\">http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/10\/I-Wish-I-Was-a-Stickleback-Fish-instrumental.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>If you would like .wav files of these songs e-mailed to you, please email Sean McCammon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POND LIVE WAS THE MOST FUN YET! Ponds are fabulous! One of our favourite activities to do with students is exploring aquatic systems. We miss it a lot! So we thought, let&#8217;s get in there and share our explorations live over the internet. Please, join Outdoor and Environmental Education Specialists, Al Woodhouse, Sean McCammon, Nathan [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/live-2\/pond-live\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>POND LIVE<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13969,"featured_media":0,"parent":5220,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5269\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}