Transcript Setting Up the Aquariums and Terrariums

Planting Our Seeds
Step 1: I would like to find out
…
Observe and draw.
Observe and draw changes.
Written observation and
conclusion
Blue Team
Red Team
Yellow Team
White Team
Terrariums
Equipment
Needed …
Tree Seedling
Carolina Soil … Moss
Materials for the Terrarium
Steps for Creating
…
Clear Container
Bottom layer: drainage layer
of gravel, 1/2 inch deep
Team members take turns.
Second layer:
thin layer of leaf litter
Teams share the responsibility of
making and caring for terrariums.
Third layer: 2 inches of soil
Create one low hill to plant tree
seedling.
Plant seedling.
A Planted Tree Seedling
Add moss around base of the
tree seedling.
Model how students will draw and
describe each layer.
Adjustable dial to let in air.
Mist terrariums daily.
Place lid on terrarium.
Lab Journal/Observations
Drawing an organism with one or
more identifying features.
Descriptive Writing
Record data in pictures and words.
Aquariums
Clear Container
Use of hand lens to compare
and contrast
Freshwater plants …
Elodea and Cabomba
Steps for Creating …
Add 2 7oz. cups of gravel to
create “floor.”
Slope rocks at one end; cover with a
6” square paper to diffuse water.
Slowly add water to the middle
of each tank.
Poke a hole in the gravel with
your finger for the sprigs.
Cut off some of the sprigs if
they are very long.
Put aquarium and terrarium in
designated area
Lab Journal/Observations
Observe it. Draw it.
An accurate depiction
Record data in pictures and
words.
Part 2: Introducing …
Aquatic Animals
and
Woodland Animals