On Monday we had a GEERing Up workshop called Ecosystems Everywhere. Our UBC instructors, Anthony and Jill, led interactive demonstrations and activities with the class. The students got to build their own ecosystems. They were immersed in exploration for two hours, building on their knowledge of living and non-living things. I think they wowed Anthony and Jill with their science smarts! They learned about how living things interact with their environment, about food chains and energy production and transfer. They made their very own self-sustaining biodomes! Best part? We don't have to water them (like our bean plants) because of the built in wicking system which carries water up the string to the soil as needed. Brilliant!
How to make a self-sustaining biodome:
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| 1. Put a long piece of string and a cotton ball through the neck of a cut bottle. |
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| 2. Next, scoop some dirt into the bottle over the cotton ball. |
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3. Then, sprinkle the soil with grass seeds and cover with more soil.
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4. Finally, fill the bottom half of the bottle with water and place top half
inside with the string hanging in the water. |
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