Lincoln Park Academy IB 3 students build a mesocosm which involves creating a controlled environment to study the interaction in ecosystems on a smaller scale. The mesocosm is an 8-week project that demonstrates the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors within a small ecosystem. Students must collect data on the organism’s growth, behavior, and interactions, as well as environmental parameters, then they analyze the collected data to draw conclusions about how the ecosystem functions in this controlled setting.
