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Bottle Biology Spotlight
There are four Bottle Biology systems to choose from.
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 and
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 the Web
site. At the Web site, you can share your
experiences with your colleagues as you explore with your own
Bottle Biology system.
Essential Science for Teachers has also
set up these same systems and done some of the suggested activities.
You can track our
progress and compare it to your own. We’ll make suggestions called “Bottle
Biology Spotlights” that are relevant to each session.
Bottle
Biology Spotlights: Session 1
Note: Bottle Biology activities have
been designed to occur over a six-week study period, once a system
has been stocked. This
allows two weeks over an eight-week period for start-up activities.
Be aware
that your Essential Science for Teachers course may occur
over a different period of time — Bottle Biology can be modified to
fit your course.
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