Lesson 18 of 84 · Reaction Rates
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenThe Rainforest Ecosystem
Reaction Rates.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Color changes mean atoms are rearranging — even if you can't see them.
Mind = Blown
🌈 Every color you see is your brain inventing a translation of light frequencies.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you mix: what color do you think it'll turn?
What You'll Learn
Organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other. Producers make food, consumers eat other organisms, and decomposers break down dead material to recycle nutrients.
Key Words
- pollination
- photosynthesis
- vertebrate
Materials Needed
- magnifying glass
- paper towels
- markers
- tape
- small pots
- cotton balls
Safety First
- Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
- Wash hands after handling materials.
Steps
Read the introduction and identify the main idea of this lesson.
Create a detailed food web for a local ecosystem. Include at least 8 organisms and use arrows to show energy flow from producers to top predators.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the role of fungi in an ecosystem?
Where you see this in real life
This is happening in your kitchen right now — every time food cooks.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one ingredient in a snack and look up what it does.
For the dinner table
“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”
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