Illustrates pond life in action, providing examples of important principals of natural science. Shows in microscopic and underwater scenes the variety of self-sustaining plants and animals found in a typical fresh water pond, among them the shoreward, floating, and submerges green plants and water fleas, beetles, insect larvae, dragonfly nymphs, and minnows.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322082
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Microcinematography
Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology
Animals & Wildlife → Freshwater fauna
Animals & Wildlife → Freshwater microbiology
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater fauna
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater microbiology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ponds
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)