This week, we began our brand-new geography topic: Climate Change. To start, we explored our planet and learned how different parts of the world can be grouped into biomes. We discussed how a biome is a large area of Earth with its own climate, plants, and animals — for example, deserts, rainforests, and tundras.

To help bring this learning to life, the children then created their own self‑sustaining biomes using recycled materials. Inside these mini habitats, they planted a variety of plant cuttings and beans.

Only a few days in, we are already spotting signs of the water cycle at work inside the containers. The children were excited to see condensation forming on the sides, showing that the water is evaporating and then condensing just like it does in nature.

We are very much looking forward to observing how the plants grow and change over the next few weeks — it’s going to be a fascinating study!