Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Biology Ecosystems

By Terrance Hankins

Unless you’re in Mr. Reiss’s Biology class, you probably didn’t know that the class is making it’s own ecosystems. Yeah, right!

No seriously, the class is using 2 liter soda bottles to create and hold miniature ecosystems. For those that don’t know, an ecosystem is a group of organisms that live together dependently (in one form or another) in a certain environment. The two kinds are aquatic (water based) and terrestrial (land based) each with the proper plants and animals. It would probably be awkward to walk outside and see the ground littered with fish.

The students themselves seemed to be into the project. There were no complaints in the room nor was anyone off task. Instead everyone was completely focused on their project. However, it was kind of obvious that the students were just beginning their work with ecosystems. When asked what an ecosystem was, only a few were able to give a logical answer without asking for help. Doesn’t matter though. This project is designed to help, so they’ll get it soon enough. Good luck!



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