Lesson 50 of 84 · Simple Ecosystems
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleAmphibians Like Frogs (Part 2)
Simple Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Amphibians like frogs live in water when young and on land when grown up.
Key Words
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Materials Needed
- seeds
- soil
- cups
- water
- plastic wrap
- ruler
Safety First
- Be careful with scissors — ask an adult for help if needed.
- Do not look directly at the sun or bright lights.
Steps
Talk about what you already know about Simple Ecosystems.
Go outside and collect 5 different leaves. Tape them to paper and write how each one is different.
Compare what happened to what you predicted.
Tell the class one thing you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do plants make from sunlight?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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