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Bottle Basics
Bottle Biology uses recyclable containers as building blocks that can
be put together to form any number of bottle systems to explore science,
nature, and the environment.
In Essential Science you are invited
to choose from four Bottle Biology systems. Each has been designed
to provide application and extension activities
for the topics being addressed in the sequential pairs of sessions
that compose the course.
The “TerrAqua Column” has been designed
as a companion to Sessions 1 and 2 – reinforcing concepts related
to defining life and classifying living things. Sessions 3 and 4
focus upon animal and plant life cycles. The “Brassica &
Butterfly System” allows firsthand
experience with plant and animal life cycles that are intertwined.
The basics of biological evolution are addressed in Sessions 5
and 6. Using the “Field Population System,” you
can do an experiment that demonstrates how evolution works. Sessions
7 and
8 explore interdependence
in the living world. The “EcoColumn” offers
a way of exploring large-scale concepts at a “bottle-sized” scale.
During the
first two weeks of your course, you should choose one of the systems,
assemble necessary bottle materials, construct
the system involved, gather the living and habitat materials you’ll
need, and stock your system. By the end of the second week, your
system should be
stocked and ready to go.
After that, you should select from the
activities suggested for each system on this Web site. You can
use our discussion board to share your experiences with your colleagues.
We have
also set up these
same systems and done some of the suggested activities. You can
track
our progress and compare it to your own.
For general information about Bottle Biology visit www.bottlebiology.org.
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