Forest In A Jar

What is the fire triangle? Young ranger learn about the three elements needed to start a fire and keep it going (heat sources, fuel sources, and oxygen) with a class demonstration involving a candle in a jar.

Learners experiment using soil and water. In this forest as a filter lesson, students identify the role of forest cover, vegetation, and foliage impacts erosion and evaporation. Learners conduct a simple experiment, form a hypothesis,...

Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected.

Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  In this elements instructional activity, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Students create large storyboards defining the...

Students examine bark beetle galleries, discuss interdependence between insects, trees, and people, and research to determine causes of other tree damage.

Students study the different soil types and describe the different soils in various environments.  In this soil lesson plan students walk to a reserve and discuss what they saw. 

Urban farmers learn how to create mulch, how to build a terrarium, and how to plant and care for fava beans through this study of ecosystems.

Students observe and describe succession, summarize what they have learned about how environments can change. They conduct an experiment using soil, water, seeds, a plant, and a jar, then draw a poster to represent their observations and...

Second graders compare and contrast seeds and seed coats. They classify seeds and organize it on a spreadsheet. They hypothesize the kind of plant that be produced by planting a seed and create a "forest in a jar" and describe the stages.

Fifth graders make rain forest terrariums in order to observe a simulated mini-environment. They place the layers and plants into container and place where it can be observed. They observe the closed water system in the container before...