Biopshere Build workshop

Materials needed:

Jars

bring few shrimp from bug aquarium

bring some algae
Pos some sort of net? could just use jar

Ways of recording:

voice recorder (charged)

questions and insights sheet

brain storm paper

Schedule:

-Find out how long people have? so can adjust length of workshop

-Provide students with questions and insights sheet

-Begin brainstorm on shared paper:

What is a biosphere?

What makes up the earth? water, soil, air

What types of biosphere's exist on the earth? aquatic, earth

What materials will we need to create a biosphere?

what else is found in water? nutrients? imagine if you poured fertilisers into a water system which some farmers do, what happens? poisons so need to be careful not an overload of nutrients. How can we cope with that? nutralise/ alkali- measure-then add acid or alkali through lemons acid or shells alkali/ buffer

Where can we get them from?

Go out and gather materials:

Botanic Gardens ponds:
Virtual Tour - Dundee Botanic Garden - The University of Dundee

Barnhill Rock Garden ponds, Broughty ferry:

approximately one mile east of Broughty Ferry, parallel to the A930 Dalhousie Road. It is well-served by buses

Barnhill Rock Garden, Broughty Ferry, How to get to Barnhill Rock Garden

Map, open till 3pm
http://www.barnhillrockgarden.org.uk/publication_1246.pdf

Den O’Mains and Trottick Ponds NatureArea

The ponds
were once used for the textile industry but are now home to
a variety of wildlife.

Up near Caird park,

there is also ponds in caird park!!

http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/environment/trottickmill/

DightyWater

green circular route

http://visuals.sdgworld.net/temp/dundeetravelactive/downloads/gcroute.pdf