Dutiful detritivores delightedly decompose detritus daily

Detritivores? Detritus?? Can YOU tell me what those words mean???

Biosphere project reminder...

Biosphere projects are due Monday!!  Don't forget the written portion and to be prepared to present.   First one has already been turned in...great job Alex!!!

Red worms day 2

What interacting subsystems can you identify??

Comment 300!!! Will it be you???

Hello my amazing, fantastic students!!! I mentioned that we are approaching 300 comments and 3400 page views, all ready, in only 6 weeks of school...amazing!! If you are the 300th comment and it tells me something relevant to your class material, such as something that you learned or a reflection of a lab, you...will...receive a prize!!!

Life Under the Bubble | DiscoverMagazine.com

6th grade...here is the Biosphere 2 reading we did in class for biosphere project...just in case you were absent (we missed you!!!) or you lost it.  You do need to do a reflection on the reading in your science notebook.  It will be # 22 on your table of contents.

Life Under the Bubble | DiscoverMagazine.com

Redworm habitats!!!

In the comments please predict what will happen in the redworm habitat.

Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2

Magic??

Water suddenly boiling in our syringe!!!  How is this possible????

Baking soda solution and calcium chloride

Was today's reaction exothermic or endothermic?  What evidence did you observe?

Hey 5th grade...

Can you guess what is sitting in my living room? 

The Nitrogen Cycle - It's Easy!

Nitrogen Cycle and a Ninja

Exothermic or endothermic???

Was today's reaction an endothermic or exothermic reaction?? How could you tell?? What does this say about amount of energy required to break bonds or amount of energy released from new products being formed?