Science

In science we are working on ecosystems and how they play different roles to the world and how different biotic and abiotic factors help each other in ecosystems.

Learning Targets

I can describe the roles of scientists in the life sciences.
I can explain the concept of microcosms and their significance in studying ecosystems on a small scale.
I can identify and describe the components of a microcosm, including living organisms, abiotic factors, and interactions.
I can design and set up a microcosm experiment, considering variables, controls, and replicates.
I can observe and document changes within my microcosm over time, including interactions between organisms and responses to environmental factors.
I can analyze data collected from my microcosm experiment and draw conclusions about the relationships between organisms and their environment.
I can communicate my findings and insights from the microcosm experiment through written reports, visual presentations, and discussions.
I can collaborate with peers to share observations, exchange ideas, and engage in meaningful discussions about ecosystem dynamics.
I can reflect on my learning experience during the Microcosm Marvels project, considering how it has deepened my understanding of ecosystems and environmental science.

Projects

Windogradsky Column

In this project we would take a whole lot of mud and an egg yolk and water and put it in a plastic column and we are going to study it because it makes a microorganism habitat. In this current moment in time it was been more than six weeks and the colums are looking very alive. When I saw that I mean there are most likely billions of microbes in one column alone.

Cell Notes

This project was one of our less exciting ones but it was one of our most important. I think this because it really kickstarted our major learning for cells. In this project we would take lots of notes about what cells are and what they do. We learned about the nuculus, the cell wall, the mitochondria, and many more parts of the cell. This is going to be what our next exhinition is about which is very exciting as we get to learn more about these tiny beings of of life.

Microbe Exhibition

In this project we were given a microorganism biome to model. In my group we got humanmade, this means that we were focusing on micobes that were found in things like walls and furnaces and toilets. We researched what kind of microbes lived in these everyday objects then we built models of theings like what I my group made models of cheese, bread, dirty plates, and a tiolet. We got a meets on this exhibition.

Ecosytems exhibition

Science fair exhibtion

In this exhibiton I was assigned a partner and we would research some biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem. My ecosystem was the temprate forest and some abiotic and biotic factorst some there are Red Kite for biotic and things like water and sunlight for abiotic. A biotic factor is a living thing in an ecosystem that contributes to the growth and health of the ecossytem. An abiotic factor is a part of anecossytem that is not alive (like water, sunlight, or air) but still contributes greatly to the ecosystem.

In this project I was solo. I struggled with this beucase It was the first time I had worked on a project be myself, but after I figured out how to pace my work load It was pretty fun. We got to chose what we wanted to do for the project as long as it had to do with microbes. I chose to do my topic on bioluminesence and how different tempatures effect it. I learned that bioluminesence is the brightest in warmer climates.

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