Build a Biosphere
Building your own closed, self-regulating system can be difficult, but experimenting with those systems under a close watch is fascinating! Our Earth is one big biosphere, and although we haven’t successfully recreated it (yet), we’re learning so much from these experiments. Making these experiments allows us to think like artists, and react like scientists. Artists like Olafur Eliasson and Robert Smithson are manipulating Earth’s systems in their work to remind others how precious our Earth really is.
For more ELA integration into your Biosphere project check out this article, and consider how University of Wisconsin students had to tackle a complex problem that required them to apply critical thinking to their understanding of Earth’s soil system.
