Terrarium Ecosystem Project

A number of ecosystem types can be created depending on plant choice and as they can be easily constructed as a closed system they make the perfect living system for studying concepts such as the water cycle.

Terrarium ecosystem project. Let us see how to begin. Building a terrarium foundation that supports the movement of water whilst retaining it where necessary for plants to access it is the key. A terrarium is also a jar of dirt and some weeds.

It s a dynamic growing and changing ecosystem that s self contained and self perpetuating. Activated charcoal you can get this from a pet store soil. The objective of this project is to see how an ecosystem sustains itself in an enclosed system.

Nathaniel b ward found a fern seed growing inside a glass bottle holding a moth he was studying. Jan 31 2016 explore cathy bell s board terrariums and air plant projects followed by 421 people on pinterest. We built a small ecosystem in a container and took care of it to see what would happen here is our hypothesis.

Check with a garden shop or an online gardening site if you need help finding some. What is a terrarium. And just like the circulatory system in the human body it has a lot of moving parts and doesn t do well when it s blocked up.

All you need are the following items. Design a closed ecosystem terrarium in this guide we will look at how to build a closed ecosystem consisting mostly of plants known as a terrarium. A terrarium is a window into a biome.

Decorative items like rocks moss etc water. Each of these two self sustaining ecosystems features different substrates. Terrariums have been a thing ever since 1829 when dr.