Terrarium update

We came back from Easter break to see some sprouting in our terrariums!

Naturally, we took some observations and added our pill bugs.  We were very excited to begin working on the aquarium piece!

 

 

Today we created the aquatic habitat!  We added the gravel, water, aquatic plants, fish, and snails. Check out the pictures below to see the groups hard at work.

This neat project will be ongoing.  We will be monitoring our columns closely and watching for change.  Your children are learning about habitats, life cycles, environments, adaptations, animal classifications and so much more through this fun and hands on activity!

The Makings of an ecocolumn

We have begun our life science unit.  We will be doing a lot of project based/hands on learning in science.    Ask your kids about habitats and ecosystems!

Thank you for sending in lots of 2 liter soda bottles!  We needed them, as you can see below, to create the boundaries for our habitats.

Each group was given three bottles.  We marked and cut the bottles then we put them together.

The top bottle will be the terrarium and the bottom part will be the aquarium.

I received word yesterday that our missing supplies for the project have finally arrived!  I opened the heavy box and saw all these fun goodies!

Inside I found the pill bugs for the terrarium.

I found our aquatic plants which will be a staple in our aquarium.

I unpacked the moss and put it aside in some planters.

And last, but not least, the fish and snails!  The children have been so excited about these.  They were thrilled to walk in the room and see our new pets.

Today with 4C and 4B we were able to create the terrarium.  We set it up, took observations, and planted the seeds and moss.  Pictures will be posted soon of our terrariums!