The Biosphere Nesting Boxes illustrate the Systems Thinking approach to demonstrate how life is structured and connected. The etched wooden boxes highlight a biome’s relationship with the whole, starting from the macro, the Milky Way Galaxy, all the way to the micro—an atom inside a cell. The boxes depict (from largest to smallest):
- Milky Way Galaxy
- The Solar System
- A Biosphere
- A Biome
- An Ecosystem
- A Population of Plants and Animals
- An Individual
- An Organ or Tissue
- A Cell
- An Atom
This material is recommended for elementary-aged children to help them understand how the concept of a biome both contains multitudes and fits into the whole of the Universe. (ages 6 to 12)
Item: 998BNB
Includes:
- Guide to Presentation*
- 10 wooden Biosphere Nesting Boxes
- 10 wooden labels
- Command Cards on three levels with wooden storage box
*available for download in our A–Z PDF library