DAY 1- Making the Micro-aquariums

This being the first day of the project we first needed to put the micro-aquariums together.  After the professor passed out the equipment needed, he then gave us the choice of what water source we would like to use.  I chose number 13, which is the plastic bird bath.  I then filled the micro-aquarium about 3/4 full with just enough soil to cover the bottom of the aquarium.  After that I then put about a inch of plant A and plant B into the aquarium, so the bacteria would have oxygen.  Once I finished with that I took a look at it under the microscope.  I seen some organisms move in a circular motion to get from one place to another.  I also seen a organism that camped out on plant A waiting on a smaller piece of bacteria to swim by, then it would snatch it from the air.  The last thing I saw were the forzacillas moving in and out, reminded me of a ballon on a string getting pushed down then floating back out.