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This Terrarium in a Bottle: Modeling the Atmosphere, Greenhouse Effect, and Water Cycle lesson plan also includes:
- Supporting Documents (.zip)
- Introduction to Our Atmosphere
- Learn About Planet Earth - Earth's Atmosphere
- Air Pressure Explained
- Mr. Lee - Layers of the Atmosphere Rap
- The Greenhouse Effect
- The Greenhouse Effect
- What Is the Greenhouse Effect? | Global Ideas
- The Water Cycle
- How to Build a Pop Bottle Terrarium
- Water Cycle
- NASA: The Water Cycle
- Air Pollution
- Project
- Vocabulary
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You've heard of farm to table ... but what about farm in classroom? Junior agriculturalists embark upon a two-week journey into the science of growing things. Based upon the classic terrarium in a two-liter experiment, the lesson goes far beyond familiar! Content includes the greenhouse effect, soil and water quality, air pollution, and Earth's atmosphere.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have groups research information on agriculture in their counties to make the lesson hit closer to home
- Provide a wide variety of plants, so pupils can compare their rates of growth as time passes
Classroom Considerations
- Student projects need sunlight; consider partnering with another teacher for project storage and monitoring if you don't have any windows
- Learners need computers with Internet access during the project
Pros
- The resource contains all of the links and printables needed for the lesson
- Scholars gain an appreciation for agriculture in their areas and understand the need for STEM proficiency on the farms of the future
Cons
- None