Objective: KWBAT observe two soil samples and our terrariums to investigate how soil conditions can affect plant growth and survival.
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Question 1
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What do you notice about the difference in rain in the project area compared to the healthy rainforest over 1 month?
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Question 2
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Based on these data, are there any big differences between the project area and the healthy rain forest?
Yes or No because _____________
Project Report Update!
A scientist working for Natural Resources Rescue made some observations of the soil in the project area and in the healthy rainforest ecosystem. She sent us a copy of her observations to review.
We can think of the soil as the ground that the cecropia trees and other plants are growing in. It’s the dirt and all the stuff in the dirt.
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Question 3
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What differences do you notice between the soil in the two ecosystems?
Soil Sample Analysis
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Question 4
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What differences do you notice between Soil A and Soil B?
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Question 5
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What questions do you have about what you observed?
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Question 6
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Based on what you’ve observed, what ideas do you have about why the matter that makes up soil is different in different places?
Observing Terrariums
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Question 7
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Based on what you observe, are the plants growing and thriving? Why do you think that?
Sentence starter:
The plants are growing and thriving because ___________________ OR
The plants are not growing and thriving because ___________________
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Question 8
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In which terrarium are the plants growing and thriving the most?
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Question 9
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In which terrarium are the plants growing and thriving the least?
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Question 10
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What is the difference in the environment of the terrariums?
Sentence starters:
The plants in Terrarium A look _______
The plants in Terrarium B look _______
The plants in Terrarium C look _______
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Question 11
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Which of these resources do plants actually need to make food?
