Create a Self-Contained Ecosystem STEM Activity
Create a Self-Contained Ecosystem STEM Activity
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Integrate STEM in your classroom and learn about ecosystems with Build a Self-Contained Ecosystem STEM Plant Observation!
Students learn about the water cycle and small ecosystems, and then build one themselves.
They place seeds in a self-contained ecosystem and watch it grow over 3 weeks. Each week, students can write down observations as the plant grows!
This activity helps students develop observational learning skills by watching and writing about their seed growing into a plant. Seed and Plant Illustrations aid students as they observe different parts of the plant grow from the seed.
Aligns with NGSS (2-LS2-1, 5-LS1-1)
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student Instructions
- Water Cycle Information and Illustrations (Color and Black/White)
- Parts of a Plant and Parts of a Seed Illustrations (Color and Black/White)
- Plant STEM Journal
- NGSS Standards
Materials List:
- 2 Liter Bottle
- Bush Beans
- Soil
- Water
- Tape