An entire world of organisms too small to see with the naked eye is revealed in common pond water when it is placed under a microscope. Microscopes can allow people to catch a glimpse of this elusive world. Many children love to see these organisms and the experience of doing so can cultivate a great interest in science and biology. Parents and teachers can use pond water to show children that if they look hard enough, there are many things that make up our daily lives that we cannot see. Learning how to use a microscope to look at pond water is not a difficult task.

The General Educational Development Test or GED is a high school equivalency exam that allows individuals over the age of 16 to obtain a diploma or certificate that is the equivalent of a diploma, depending on the state. The GED test is administered by authorized testing centers across the United States. In order to pass the GED exam, you must score at least 410. The GED test results are provided with two sets of numbers; the standard score and the percentile rank. The percentile rank allows you to compare your score to the performance of high school graduates.

Human resources (HR) generalist is a management position. People in this job usually are in charge of human resources for smaller businesses. Their job can include employee benefits administration, employee recruiting, interviewing, hiring and employee training. Many HR managers will have bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as years of experience. However, they may not have training as a generalist. There are schools and organizations with short-term certificate programs in human resources generalist training.