PURPOSE

We feel that the purpose of the ecocolumn project was to demonstrate how all different parts of nature interact in one ecosystem. Also, to teach us about what it takes for certain animals to survive and what factors can influence change in an ecosystem. The purpose of the eco-column project is to create three ecosystems (terrestrial, decomposition and aquatic) in one column and monitor the abiotic and biotic factors of each so that two comparisons could be made: comparison to each other and a comparison to those ecosystems outside the classroom.  Another purpose may have been to keep the animals alive long enough to take them home after the project is completed.