Biome in a bottle, ecosystem in an envelope, habitat in a handbag…what on earth? This hands-on long term terrestrial and marine or freshwater biome research project will have student thinking about where they live – the organisms that surround them and the environment they live in. Dive in to get started on this interactive in-classroom habitat experiment! After the open or closed biome is created, students will collect data on how organisms interact with one another and monitor changes over the weeks coming. WHAT'S INCLUDED in this 2 WEEK LESSON: • 12 page NON-EDITABLE PDF handout with student and teacher directions for creating and researching your biome in a bottle + extension questions • Answer key STUDENTS WILL: • Research various local aquatic and terrestrial biomes and their characteristics. • Choose a local aquatic/terrestrial biome and then research the requirements of the plants and organisms that live in those biomes. • Create a closed or open local aquatic and terrestrial biome to see how living things within your area interact with one another and how materials are cycled within their ecosystem. • Maintain their ecosystem over a number of weeks • Measure changes in the ecosystem conditions over the weeks • Answer extension questions MATERIALS LIST (most items are student supplied): - Newspaper or tablecloths for mess - 1-2 CLEAR (not tinted) and clean two-liter bottles - labels removed - 4 unbleached Coffee filters - Thick absorbent string/yarn with a knot tied on one end - Local plants (include roots), seedlings, and seeds - Local water sample - Local organisms – consumers/decomposers (land and water) - Local soil samples of various kinds – clay, gravel, sand, etc. - Abiotic components – wood, shells, etc THIS LESSON IS ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR: - Ecology Bundled Unit which includes 7-9 weeks worth of materials in our 260+ slide PowerPoint and 100+ pages of handouts! YOU MAY ALSO LIKE OUR: - Ecology Think Tickets: Task Cards for Science Exploration - Ecology Visual Word Wall - Ecology Interactive Notebook Activities Click this link to find out how this lesson fits with your NGSS, TEKS or GSE Science Classroom Getting Nerdy's Terms of Use (TOU): - Purchase of the product is for single classroom use by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, edit, sell, or post this item on the Internet or to other individuals. Disregarding the copyright is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and subject to legal action. -By purchasing this product you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Terms of Use. Biome in a Bottle Ecosystem Model by © 2012-present Getting Nerdy, LLC
