3 interconnectable polycarbonate chambers for building your own ecosystems. Designed to easily integrate sensors for quantitative environmental measurements.
- 1x Three individual EcoChambers with lids
- 1x Custom tray for holding EcoChambers in a connected ecosystem
- 1x Stoppers and connectors
- 1x Cotton wick
- 1x Syringe and plastic tubing
See the Buying Guide for this item's required, recommended, and additional accessories.
Product Summary
PASCO’s EcoZone System is designed to help students model and understand the complex interactions within, and among, different ecosystems. The three clear acrylic EcoChambers are specially designed to accommodate PASCO sensors, making qualitative and quantitative measurements very easy to observe.
With three interconnected chambers, students can model the interaction between three different ecosystems. Choose the traditional terrestrial, aquatic, and decomposition environments or create unique biomes to model and measure. Decouple the system for isolated investigations. How does the availability of light affect the ecosystem? Students can create two identical ecosystems for precise control of variable impact.
Features
- Custom molded for use with PASCO sensors
- Quantitatively study the interaction of different ecosystems
- Sturdy construction designed for easy setup and cleanup
- Total volume of each chamber is 4534 cubic centimeters
Applications
- Construct a traditional ecosystem of interconnected aquatic, terrestrial, and decomposition chambers.
- Construct a single biome such as a desert, tundra or man-grove biome.
- Use a single chamber to study photosynthesis, fermentation or greenhouse gases.
How It Works
With three interconnected chambers, students can model the interaction between three different ecosystems. Choose the traditional terrestrial, aquatic, and decomposition arrangement or create unique biomes to model and measure. Decouple the system for isolated investigations - how does the availability of light affect the ecosystem? Students can create two identical ecosystems and monitor one in light conditions and one in dark.
The openings within the chambers allow air to circulate between the chambers, and the included cord efficiently ‘wicks’ water between the chambers. Additionally, ions are transported through the cord, so materials move from the terrestrial chamber too!
What about chemical analysis?
With the included syringe, you can extract a small amount of water for chemical testing with the PASCO ezSample™ test kits. The syringe can also be used to replenish water if the levels are too low to sustain life, or if students want to inject a pollutant into the environment and monitor its effect.
What's Included
- 1x Three individual EcoChambers with lids
- 1x Custom tray for holding EcoChambers in a connected ecosystem
- 1x Stoppers and connectors
- 1x Cotton wick
- 1x Syringe and plastic tubing
Product Specifications
| Approximate Volume (with lid) - Per Chamber | 4.3L |
| Approximate Fill Volume (liquid) - Per Chamber | 3.3L |
Buying Guide
| Also Available | P/N | Price |
|---|---|---|
| EcoChamber | ME-6667 | -- |
| PASPORT Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor | PS-2110 | -- |
| PASPORT Turbidity Sensor | PS-2122 | -- |
| PASPORT Oxygen Gas Sensor | PS-2126A | -- |
| PASPORT 6-in-1 Weather Sensor | PS-2154A | -- |
| Wireless Temperature Sensor | PS-3201 | -- |
| Wireless pH Sensor | PS-3204 | -- |
| Wireless Conductivity Sensor | PS-3210A | -- |
| ezSample Snap Vial - Iron | EZ-2331 | -- |
| ezSample Snap Vial - Nitrate | EZ-2333B | -- |
| ezSample Snap Vial - Ammonia | EZ-2334A | -- |
| ezSample Snap Vial - Phosphate | EZ-2337 | -- |
| ezSample Snap Vial - Chlorine | EZ-2339A | -- |
| PASPORT Water Quality Colorimeter | PS-2179 | -- |
Product Guides & Articles
AP Biology Lab Manual Overview
PASCO’s award-winning teacher guide, Advanced Biology Through Inquiry Teacher Lab Manual, includes eighteen guided inquiry labs that cover AP Biology concepts such as osmosis and diffusion, evolution, energetics, and system interactions.
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Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the EcoZone System.
Visit PASCO's Experiment Library to view more activities.
Greenhouse Gases
In this lab, students will create and study greenhouse gases in a closed system to observe how gases impact a system's heat retention.
Modeling an Ecosystem
In this lab, students use a variety of sensors to explore the use of terrariums as a closed system for environmental studies and design methods for exploring the interrelationships of biotic and abiotic variables within ecosystems.
Modeling an Ecosystem
In this lab, students will design and study three, small ecosystems. Students will manipulate system interactions while monitoring gas exchange, environmental conditions, and subject health.
Plant Photosynthesis and Respiration
In this activity, students will measure carbon dioxide levels in a closed environment to determine rates of photosynthesis and respiration for different plant species.
Support Documents
| Manuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ecozone System ME-6668 | English - 185.53 KB | |
