How Do Pollutants Effect Our Environment

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5th Grade Ecosystems Reports

• How Do Pollutants Effect Our Environment?

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Getting Started

• The students build their terrariums.
• The critters arrive at our door
• early.
• Miss Wandler and Ms. Hill
• spend a couple of
• evenings at the school.

Miss Wandler Ms. Hill
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The Ecocolumns Are Built
Can you see the critters?
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Adding the Animals

• Terrarium
• Isopods (potato bugs)
• Crickets

• Aquarium
• Mosquito Fish
• Snails

Number of Screams 1 Source of Scream Miss
Wandler
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We Confuse Ourselves
Just Kidding We Know What it Means
An example of things depending on each other in
an aquarium. (left)
An example of things depending on each other in
a terrarium. (right)
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Research Teams
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The Scientific Process

• Ask a Question
• Conduct an
• Experiment
• Collect Data
• Analyze the Data
• Draw a Conclusion

Kyle Josh collect data. (above)
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Asking Questions
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Hard At Work
Conducting An Experiment
Lacey Tiffany measure plant growth in their
terrarium. (right)
Michael adds some pollution solution to his
aquarium. (above)
Courtney, Angel Ryien record observations in
their journals. (left)
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We Make Observations
Daniel, Caroline Andrew measure how much their
plants have grown.
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Collecting Data
Angel Ryien make observations. (above)
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Analyzing the Data
Dani, Caroline Missy give an excellent
presentation. (left)
Fifth graders hard at work analyzing the new
information. (right)
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Drawing Conclusions
One of the salt groups decide what pictures to
put in their presentation. (below)
Dani, Angel Courtney put important information
into their presentations. (above)