A teacher of biology may follow a plan of outlined procedure, meet all the state and local curriculum requirements, and still teach a dead subject. Biology is a living science, and we believe that it offers an opportunity for instructors to instill creativeness, a high regard for the orderliness of nature, and an enthusiasm for science at the high school level. Students are drawn to the study of aquatic biology by the urge to seek the unknown, by the fascination Homo sapiens has for water, by

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... e grotesqueness of some organisms, or by the sheer beauty of microscopic plants. We believe that it is not unusual that youngsters should enjoy the study of fresh water biology. The collecting, observing, classifying, and drawing activities are closely akin to hunting, gambling, naming, and illustrating processes of primitive man. Students who elect to study biology have a right to expect to study living organisms and to view some of these phenomena in the microscope. They have a yen to experiment, handle, and observe organisms as they capture them. The chances are that each spring there are some temporary ponds somewhere near your school. They may cover an area as large as your football field or they may be the size of a tea cup. It may be clear and sparkling, or it may be filled with debris. Its appearance is not as important as you might think. It is your gold mine for studying fresh water organisms.