How Do You Make A Terrarium Water Cycle?
Making a terrarium is an excellent way to demonstrate the way in which the water cycle works. It is also a good project for younger students since it requires very little watering; a closed terrarium can go as long as a month without being watered, since it recycles its own moisture. Using a terrarium to explain the water cycle is a simple, fun and hands-on way for teachers to explain to students how water moves throughout the ecosystem. Draw a line on the 2-liter bottle about six inches up from the bottom. Cut the bottle along the line. Puncture a hole in the bottle first to make cutting it easier. Put the pebbles, charcoal, moss, soil, another layer of moss and your seeds into the 2-liter bottle so that the pebbles are on the bottom and each successive item forms a layer on top of it. Use a handful of each item, so that the 2-liter bottle is about half full. Water the terrarium so that it is moist but not saturated. This will be enough water to keep your terrarium functioning without
