Make your lessons on ecosystems and interdependence literally come to life! With this inquiry-based unit, students construct and observe their own terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, then connect the 2 systems into one to explore how they are intertwined. Unit culminates with study of a much larger ecosystem—the Chesapeake Bay watershed—as students learn about the bay's complex problems and stage a mini-conference on the conflicting interests of the bay's diverse human population.
  Part of the Science and Technology for Children® curriculum, this unit is aligned with the National Science Education Standards and offers complete hands-on instruction. Unit Kit comes with a Teacher's Guide, 15 nonconsumable Student Investigations books, 8 copies of STC BOOK™: Ecosystems (a literacy component to use with the unit or separately), and the materials (including a coupon for prepaid delivery of living organisms) needed for a class of 30 students to complete the unit in about 8 weeks.

Above text from:  Carolina Biological Supply Company Website

Printable Kit Items

• Packing Slip
• Spanish Student Guide
• Teacher Lessons (Spanish)

Teaching Aids

• Literature Links
• Math Map
• Storyline
• Writing Prompts

Teacher Submitted Aids

This space is used to share any useful tool & tips that you use in your classrooms with this kit.  To share yours simply email me at sprouke@tulsaschools.org, or send them to the Science Warehouse through school mail.  I will get them included as soon as possible. 

Student Safety Contract

At the first of every school year, each student should be given a copy of this contract.  It must be signed by student, parent or guardian and returned to you.  One copy per student covers all elementary kits.  Keep them on file for the duration of the school year.  You can open and print the contract here.

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

MSDS Sheets

Flinn Scientific has a great utility for MSDS sheets.  Just enter the criteria into the search bar and hit the Search button.  You can print the sheets if you wish.

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