Microscopic Life in a Drop of Water! | Phytoplankton | Amazing Animals | SciShow Kids

Jessi and Squeaks take a look at some pond water under a microscope, and learn all about the living things they can see inside!

Next Generation Science Standards 2-LS2-2

Disciplinary Core Idea: LS2.A
“Plants depend on water and light to grow.”

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SOURCES:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/fea...
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/p...
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/...
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topic...
https://doi.org//10.1080/19443994.201...
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711842115
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00561-19

Image Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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