Freshwater bodies experience seasonal temperature variations. In summer, the temperature ranges from 4 degrees Celsius near the bottom to 22 degrees at the top. In winter, the temperature is a uniform 4 degrees Celsius and the top is covered with ice at 0 degrees.

1. Fresh waters temperature varies in ponds and lakes seasonal during summer the temperature can range from 4 degrees near bottom 22 degrees at top. In winter its 4 degrees bottom top covered with ice 0 degrees. By: Victoria Snow & Morgan Snyder

2. Vocabulary Wetland- A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally Swamp-A swamp is a wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. Bog-A bog or mire is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—usually mosses, but also lichens in Arctic climates Marsh-In geography, a marsh, or, is a type of wetland which is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Zooplankton-is a broad categorization spanning a range of organism sizes that includes both small protozoan's and large metazoans. Phytoplankton-obtain energy through the process of photosynthesis and must therefore live in the well-lit surface layer termed the euphotic zone of an ocean, sea, lake, or other body of water.

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4. WHAT YOU WOULD NEED Bathing suits Sunscreen, bug spray Fishing poles Hiking boots Food Tent Warm clothes What you could do there is go swimming, take a hike, or go fishing.

5. Fresh water plants & Animals Plants Animals Algae Cattails Brine- spike Swamp frond Tamarack Deer flower Myrtle Falsely Otters Minks Sunfish Bass Bowfin fish Catfish Leeches Turtles River rats

6. River Rat/Beaver More river rats Fresh water turtle

7. Cattail plant Pond covered in algae Lily Pads

10. Work cited http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Freshwater.htm http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/99/92799-004-449E7A68.jpg http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.php http://www.scienceclarified.com/Bi-Ca/Biome.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh