2 Biotope Research Project Lake Malawi You will be conducting research as a group, and presenting your information using a poster. We will be researching biotopes, a type of aquarium design where a particular ecosystem is recreated. We will vote on the best biotope design and create that biotope in our class aquarium by going to Chatuchak and buying the appropriate plants, fish, and substrate. Research will be done in the library. We will first start by using books and encyclopedia to gather information. Then will use the Internet to add details that are still missing. In all of our research we must record our references. After we have gathered our research you will be choosing 3-5 fish species, 3-5 plant species, and the appropriate substrate for your biotope. We will do this by playing Biotope Poker, with your Biotope Cards trying to come up with the best design. Then you will be presenting your design as a poster with information following the design model above. RESEARCH:GROUP Sample Biotope Poster 1) You may type or hand write the information. 2) Make sure to try and make the pictures to scale as best you can. A shark and a goldfish should not look the same size! 3) Make sure to connect the information to the pictures so we know what’s what! How Do We Do Science? ATL’s -Collaboration - Information Technology Fish Cards Johann's Mbuna Yellow Peacock Cichlid Electric Blue Haplo Cuckoo Catfish Malawi Cichlids (3 different) Plant Cards Vallisneria Java Fern Anubias
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Biotope Research ProjectLake MalawiYou will be conducting research as a group, and presenting your information using a poster. We will be researching biotopes, a type of aquarium design where a particular ecosystem is
recreated. We will vote on
the best biotope design and create that
biotope in our class
aquarium by going to Chatuchak and buying the appropriate plants, fish, and substrate.
Research will be done in the library. We will first start by using books and encyclopedia to gather information. Then will use the Internet to add details that are still missing. In all of our research we must record our references.
After we have gathered our research you will be choosing 3-5 fish species, 3-5 plant species, and the appropriate substrate for your biotope. We will do this by playing Biotope Poker, with your Biotope Cards trying to come up with the best design. Then you will be presenting your design as a poster with information following the design model above.
RESEARCH:GROUPSample Biotope Poster 1) You may type or hand write the information.
2) Make sure to try and make the pictures to scale as best you can. A shark and a goldfish should not look the same size!
3) Make sure to connect the information to the pictures so we know what’s what!
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ATL’s-Collaboration- Information Technology
Fish CardsJohann's MbunaYellow Peacock CichlidElectric Blue HaploCuckoo CatfishMalawi Cichlids (3 different)
Plant CardsVallisneriaJava FernAnubias
Biotope Research Fact Sheet Name:_____________
General Facts----------------------------------------------------------------Where can your ecosystem be found? Find a map to print or copy.Where does the water in your ecosystem come from?Where does the water in your ecosystem go?Altitude?Amount of sunlight?Precipitation?Temperature range?
Water Quality------------------------------------------------------------------- Describe the quality of the water and what's in it. Clear? Muddy? Polluted?pH?Dissolved O2?Visibility / Clarity? Salt? Fresh? Brackish?
Substrate & Flow Rate-------------------------------------------------------- What type of substrate does your ecosystem have? What kind of habitats does the substrate provide for organisms?What is the flow rate like? Fast/slow? Smooth/Rapids? Waves? Etc?
Fish---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What kinds of fish live in your ecosystem?What is their Scientific Name?How big do they get?What do they eat?Where do they live (habitat)?What eats them?How long do they live?Do they get along with other fish?
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Plants---------------------------------------------------------------------------What plants live in your ecosystem?What are their Scientific Names?How much sunlight do they need?Where do they grow? Do they need a specific substrate?Are they food or shelter for any animals?
Other Animals------------------------------------------------------------------What other animals live in your ecosystem? (shrimp? snails? turtles? otters?)What are their Scientific Names?What do they eat?Where do they live (habitat)?
