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The Ecology Box covers ecosystems, food webs, habitats, and water/soil quality monitoring. Students will investigate water and soil quality, study habitats ranging from a drop of pond water to a rotten log, and learn about population change through various case studies. At the core of this unit is a long term project where students build mini-ecosystems with water collected from a local creek, soil from the schoolyard, and seeds. Their ecosystem will be monitored over one month as the plants grow and the water quality changes (measured by pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and water volume). In the second month, students will design their own experiments with their mini-ecosystems. Student teams will model various human environmental impacts (pollution, acid rain, global warming, etc.) and observe the effects on the plants, soil, and water in their mini-ecosystem.
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 13:41.
1. Terraqua ColumnsSummary Students discover what ecosystems are by exploring the relationships between him/herself, other living things, and the student's environment. Students create and study miniature ecosystems by building a terraqua column - a 2 story soda bottle tower with soil and plants on the top and a water source on the bottom. The terraqua columns will be used throughout the ecology unit for practice with water and soil quality monitoring and with making and recording observations. Later in the unit students can conduct independent investigations with their terraqua columns.
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 13:51.
1. Terraqua Columns - LogisticsTime Grouping Materials
For 2-3 groups to share:
For whole class to share:
Optional:
Setting
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:03.
1. Terraqua Columns - BackgroundTeacher Background
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:18.
1. Terraqua Columns - Getting ReadyGetting Ready
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:20.
1. Terraqua Columns - Lesson PlanEcosystem lesson and discussion
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:21.
1. Terraqua Columns - AssessmentsAssessment Going Further
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:27.
1. Terraqua Columns - Sources and StandardsSources The Learner website has wonderful pictures of terraqua columns in progress as well as many extensions to try. Standards
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 14:29.
About My Science BoxThe guiding mission behind MyScienceBox is that teachers should have free access to the best hands-on, classroom tested, science lessons. At MyScienceBox you will curriculum units that I have developed and tested in my own middle school classroom as well as teaching boxes and individual lessons created by other teachers. A flyer describing MyScienceBox in more detail can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 16:35.
How do I print a copy of a lesson plan?Go to the summary page for the lesson plan (the one with the summary, objectives and vocabulary). At the bottom of the page, click on "printer-friendly version". Then print from your web browser.
Submitted by irene on Thu, 2005-07-14 16:36.
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