Two-Liter Bottles and Ecocolumns

For the past month students have been learning about ecosystems. Starting next week they will be creating their own micro-ecosystems called ecocolumns!

Here is a finished ecocolumn from another school:

Photo by 6th Grade Eco Column and More

Students will be adding each living and non-living component to their ecosystem and observing what happens.  Next, they will design a pollution experiment and carry it out.  They will then observe their polluted ecocolumn and compare it to a control ecocolumn that has not been polluted.  From there, we will compare what happened in our ecocolumns to what's happening in Puget Sound and continue to research ways to help revive an ecosystem in danger!

Please don't forget to send at least one (preferably 2 or more) CLEAR 2 liter bottle to school with your child!  We need them by Monday, September 30.

Contact Mrs. Ambrosio (eambrosio@sha613.org) with any questions!