Ecosystem In A Bottle

 

Materials

 

Bottle Ecosystem

2-2 liter bottles per student One bottle cap Nail to put hole in bottle cap Hammer 1 Strip of fabric per student Scissors Markers Water Soil Shovels Pea plants or pea seeds Clear duct tape Elodea (pond plant)

Garden Necklace

Microtubes Cord cut to 12 inch lengths Seeds A drop of water or a little dirt

Procedure

Bottle Ecosystem

1. Go out side and collect soil.

2. Have students mark the bottles before cutting

3. Have them cut the top off of 1 bottle

4. Have them cut the bottom off of another bottle

5. Have them hammer a hole in one of the caps and thread the wick through

6. Put to the cap on the top of the bottle that they removed the bottom from

7. They need to fill up the bottom of the bottle with water

8. Insert the top of the bottle with the cap upside down in the other bottle

9. Tape the bottles together

10. Fill the top of the bottle with dirt

11. Add seeds or pea plants

12. Use the remaining bottle top as a lid

13. By adding pollution factors to the ecosystem the student can analyze the affects on the environment.

Wearable Garden

1. Put a seed and a drop of water in a microfuge tube

2. Tie the tube to a string

3. A variety of seeds can be used if they are available

microfuge tube from http://www.geneworks.com.au/Product/ProductDetail.

www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/.../supsci7.htm

https://extension.usu.edu/aitc/cart/details.cfm?ProdID=51&category=0