Bottle Ecosystem by Jessica Appelman

Grade: 3rd/4th
Subject: Science
TEKS:
§112.15. Science, Grade 4, Beginning with School Year 2010-2011.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(9) Organisms and environments. The student knows and understands that living organisms
within an ecosystem interact with one another and with their environment. The student is
expected to:
(A) investigate that most producers need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own
food, while consumers are dependent on other organisms for food; and
OR
§112.14. Science, Grade 3, Beginning with School Year 2010-2011.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(9) Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms have characteristics that
help them survive and can describe patterns, cycles, systems, and relationships within the
environments. The student is expected to:
(A) observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support
populations and communities within an ecosystem;

Source/Where I got the Bottle Ecosystem from:

Harrington, Jenny. (2017). How to make an ecosystem in a bottle. Retrieved from

https://sciencing.com/make-ecosystem-bottle-5164713.html
Instructions/Instrucciones: Picture for each!
1. Cut off the top of the bottle on the dotted line (do not throw any pieces away!)
1. Corta la parte superior de la botella en la línea punteada (¡no tires ninguna pieza!)

2. Place the soil in the bottom of the bottle. Lightly tap the bottom of the bottle so the soil
settles (do not pack it in!)
2. Coloque el suelo en el fondo de la botella. Toque ligeramente el fondo de la botella
para que la tierra se asiente (¡no la empaquete!)
3. Plant 5 bean seeds 1 inch deep in soil close to the sides of the bottle.
3. Planta 5 semillas de frijol de 1 pulgada de profundidad en el suelo cerca de los lados de
la botella.

4. Cover seeds up with the soil.

4. Cubra las semillas con el suelo.
5. Water soil until damp all the way to the bottom but not soaking wet.
5. Riegue la tierra hasta que esté húmeda hasta el fondo pero no empapada.

6. Screw the cap onto the cut-off top of the bottle.

6. Atornille la tapa en la parte superior cortada de la botella.
7. Place it upside down into the opening and seal the edges with clear tape.
7. Colóquelo boca abajo en la abertura y selle los bordes con cinta transparente.

8. Place in a warm, sunny spot (the ecosystem will not require watering again).
8. Coloque en un lugar cálido y soleado (el ecosistema no requerirá riego de nuevo).
9. Write down what is happening to your ecosystem in your science notebook.
9. Escriba lo que está sucediendo en nuestro ecosistema en su cuaderno de ciencias.

Items to return to the class: tape and scissors/Artículos para regresar a la clase: cinta y tijeras.
You may keep your bottle ecosystem!/¡Puede mantener el ecosistema de su botella!

When writing down what is happening in your ecosystem, you can use these/ Al anotar lo que
está sucediendo en su ecosistema, puede usar estos:
After making my ecosystem, it looks_________
Después de hacer mi ecosistema, parece_________
On the second day, my ecosystem looks_________
En el segundo día, mi ecosistema se ve________
Today my ecosystem looks______
Hoy mi ecosistema se ve_______
I noticed that inside my ecosystem_______
Noté que dentro de mi ecosistema_______