Purpose
The purpose was to make a terrarium where our plants and other vegetation and small insects will thrive
Hypothesis
I think that since I have never owned a garden, Brandon and I will mess up at least once, but the terrarium will grow alright. I predict that our terrarium will grow at a mediocre rate, and as long as we water it periodically, our plants will stay alive.
Materials
Terrarium Bowl
Activated charcoal
Pebbles/Rocks
Potting Soil
Sand
Moss
Plants
other small insects
Procedure
1. First put the sand on the bottom of the Terrarium Bowl to use a place to collect all the extra water
2. Place the rocks as a smaller drainage.
3. Place the activated charcoal so that water can go somewhere (down) and not flood the plant's roots.
4. Put the Potting soil on the top, and make sure that there is enough soil for your plant's roots to fit.
5. Plant the Moss and other plants,
6. Water your terrarium regularly.
7. (optional) add small insects to help your terrarium thrive longer.
Analysis
Our terrarium had some biotic and abiotic limiting factors. The main biotic factors in our terrarium are the slug and the grass and moss. The slug is addding nutrients to the soil. In turn, the grass and moss served as food for the slug. The important abiotic factors in our terrarium are the sunlight, temperature, soil, and water. The sunlight and the temperature must be stable enough to keep the grass and moss and the slug healthy. We put the terrarium on the window sill so it can have sunlight. We also watered it four or five days a week to ensure that the moss and slug had enough water to survive, but we also made sure not to drown the organisms.
Many nutrient cycles also took place in our terrarium. One cycle that occurred in our terrarium was the carbon cycle. First, the grass used photosynthesis to absorb energy from the sun. Then, the moss produced oxygen that the slug use in to breathe along with the air from the outside. The grass also produces glucose, that when the other organisms eat, gain that energy. Another cycle was the water cycle. When we watered the environment, water would evaporate slowly until we watered it the next time.
Pictures of our terrarium end of the 3-4 weeks:
The purpose was to make a terrarium where our plants and other vegetation and small insects will thrive
Hypothesis
I think that since I have never owned a garden, Brandon and I will mess up at least once, but the terrarium will grow alright. I predict that our terrarium will grow at a mediocre rate, and as long as we water it periodically, our plants will stay alive.
Materials
Terrarium Bowl
Activated charcoal
Pebbles/Rocks
Potting Soil
Sand
Moss
Plants
other small insects
Procedure
1. First put the sand on the bottom of the Terrarium Bowl to use a place to collect all the extra water
2. Place the rocks as a smaller drainage.
3. Place the activated charcoal so that water can go somewhere (down) and not flood the plant's roots.
4. Put the Potting soil on the top, and make sure that there is enough soil for your plant's roots to fit.
5. Plant the Moss and other plants,
6. Water your terrarium regularly.
7. (optional) add small insects to help your terrarium thrive longer.
Analysis
Our terrarium had some biotic and abiotic limiting factors. The main biotic factors in our terrarium are the slug and the grass and moss. The slug is addding nutrients to the soil. In turn, the grass and moss served as food for the slug. The important abiotic factors in our terrarium are the sunlight, temperature, soil, and water. The sunlight and the temperature must be stable enough to keep the grass and moss and the slug healthy. We put the terrarium on the window sill so it can have sunlight. We also watered it four or five days a week to ensure that the moss and slug had enough water to survive, but we also made sure not to drown the organisms.
Many nutrient cycles also took place in our terrarium. One cycle that occurred in our terrarium was the carbon cycle. First, the grass used photosynthesis to absorb energy from the sun. Then, the moss produced oxygen that the slug use in to breathe along with the air from the outside. The grass also produces glucose, that when the other organisms eat, gain that energy. Another cycle was the water cycle. When we watered the environment, water would evaporate slowly until we watered it the next time.
Pictures of our terrarium end of the 3-4 weeks: