Mill Creek Pond Water 1. On the right, draw how water enters the pond and where it leaves the pond. 2. Look at the surface of the pond. Is it smooth , ripply, or rough?.___________________   3. What is the bottom of the pond made of? ________________ Is it permeable or impermeable? _________________________   4. Using a string and weight, measure the depth of the pond . How deep is the water?_________   5. Using a jar, collect some water. Do any of the words below describe its smell? Circle them. musky: polllution or abundance of algae rotton eggs: pollution and natural wetlands odor fuel: oil look for colored sheen on the surface   6. Circle the color of the water: yellowy brown: rotting leaves green: algae muddy: soil erosion clear: maybe biologically dead foam: detergent

air temperature:______________ water temperature:____________ what is the weather like? __________________________