Lesson 82 of 84 · Simple Ecosystems
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleLife in a Tide Pool (Part 3)
Simple Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
Reptiles have scales and are cold-blooded. Snakes, lizards, and turtles are reptiles.
Key Words
- pollination
- insect
- mammal
Materials Needed
- plastic wrap
- ruler
- magnifying glass
- paper towels
- markers
Safety First
- Be careful with scissors — ask an adult for help if needed.
- Do not look directly at the sun or bright lights.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Observe a plant for one week. Measure it each day and write down how tall it is.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which animals hibernate?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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