What is a field guide?

A field guide is a small, lightweight book used to identify plants, animals, or other objects. It is designed to be used outdoors and usually contains many illustrations, whether drawings or photographs, and limited text. Generally speaking, field guides are used by amateurs, hence the emphasis on visual identification. Retrieved from: http://www.library.illinois.edu/bix/fieldguides/index.html

On the page of your selected microorganism, you need as many of these things as you can find:

• A picture of the microorganism (at least one-you may use more in order to show various characteristics or its development).
• Scientific name.
• Type of organism:  protist (animal-like/protozoa or plant-like), animal: worm, insect larvae, etc...
• Main characteristics (movement, external and internal features)
• Size
• Where you found it in the pond (use your map)
• Biographical regions that it can be found around the world.  Words as well as a map showing their distribution. 
• Habitat.
• How and What it eats.
• Who eats it.
• Does it bite or cause any diseases? 
• Life Cycle. 

Have fun!  I can't wait to see our published field guide!  :)