2. Planting Our Seeds

3. Step 1: I would like to find out …

4. Observe and draw.

5. Observe and draw changes.

6. Written observation and conclusion

7. Blue Team

8. Red Team

9. Yellow Team

10. White Team

11. Terrariums

12. Equipment Needed …

13. Tree Seedling

14. Carolina Soil … Moss

15. Materials for the Terrarium

16. Steps for Creating …

17. Clear Container

18. Bottom layer: drainage layer of gravel, 1/2 inch deep

19. Team members take turns.

20. Second layer: thin layer of leaf litter

21. Teams share the responsibility of making and caring for terrariums.

22. Third layer: 2 inches of soil

23. Create one low hill to plant tree seedling.

24. Plant seedling.

25. A Planted Tree Seedling

26. Add moss around base of the tree seedling.

27. Model how students will draw and describe each layer.

28. Adjustable dial to let in air.

29. Mist terrariums daily.

30. Place lid on terrarium.

31. Lab Journal/Observations

32. Drawing an organism with one or more identifying features.

33. Descriptive Writing

34. Record data in pictures and words.

35. Aquariums

36. Clear Container

37. Use of hand lens to compare and contrast

38. Freshwater plants … Elodea and Cabomba

39. Steps for Creating …

40. Add 2 7oz. cups of gravel to create “floor.”

41. Slope rocks at one end; cover with a 6” square paper to diffuse water.

42. Slowly add water to the middle of each tank.

43. Poke a hole in the gravel with your finger for the sprigs.

44. Cut off some of the sprigs if they are very long.

45. Put aquarium and terrarium in designated area

46. Lab Journal/Observations

47. Observe it. Draw it.

48. An accurate depiction

49. Record data in pictures and words.

50. Part 2: Introducing … Aquatic Animals and Woodland Animals