Eric Burris teaches about animal habitats at the Orlando Science Center

TO LEARN ABOUT OUR LOCAL ANIMALS AND ECOSYSTEMS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER TO LEARN HOW FLORIDA WILDLIFE CAN HELP TEACH US SCIENCE TOOLS AND A GLASS JAR. All right. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, PRESENTED BY BRITTANY HERE. AND BRITTANY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRANSITION. EXACTLY RIGHT. WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE NEW TEACHERS, NEW CLASSES, NEW FRIENDS TO MAKE AND EVERYTHING. SO I LIKE TO CONNECT A BIT OF BIOLOGY BECAUSE WHO DOESN’T LOVE A GOOD ANIMAL CHALLENGE. THAT’S WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HABITATS TODAY. SO IF YOU HAVE KIDS THAT LOVE CARS AND ARE DRAWING AND CREATIVE AND YOU MAYBE HAVE A FAVORITE ANIMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR, RIGHT? THAT’S HOW YOU CAN CREATE SOMETHING I LIKE TO CALL A HABITAT DIORAMA. OK. All right. SO THIS IS VERY SIMPLE. Basically, YOU CAN GET ANY SIZE OF PAPER BIG OR SMALL. AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CUT ON A NICE LITTLE SQUARE HERE. AND THEN AS YOU CAN PICTURE IT, THERE’S JUST PUTTING IT TO WHOM AND THEN KIND OF WAITING. AND THEN PULL A SIDE AROUND AND YOU CAN FIRE. SO NOW YOU HAVE HIS LITTLE ROOM. YOU CAN USE A SHOE BOX OR ANY OLD BOX YOU MAY HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE. BUT THIS IS A LOW WAY TO DO IT. AND THEN OF COURSE YOU CHOOSE YOUR ANIMAL AND THEN TALK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS IT NEEDS TO SURVIVE, RIGHT? FOOD, WATER, AIR, THE RIGHT HABITAT. RIGHT. AND THEN GO FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS TO AN ACTUAL REAL LIFE HABITAT. EXACTLY. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY EASIER THAN IT SHOULD BE. IF YOU’RE NOT AFRAID TO GET A LITTLE BIT, I WANT TO DROP IT RIGHT AWAY. ROLL UP THE SLEEVES. THROW OUT THOSE WEAR BOOTS WE’RE ALL USING A LOT THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND THIS IS BASICALLY A BIOSPHERE OR AN ECOSPHERE IN A JAR. All right. SO WE LOOKED FROM THE ROAD AT ONE OF THE MANY LAKES HERE. AND WE JUST SHOOT A LITTLE AND ONLY ONE INSIDE THIS BIG OLD JAR. SO YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL IN TRYING TO RECREATE THE HABITAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO YOU’LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR VAN WE HAVE SOME SAND, SOME WOOD, SOME ROCKS AND ALL THAT THING. AND AFTER A LOT OF VEGETATION. OKAY, DON’T GET TOO HARD TO MAKE SURE YOU CATCH A FISH OR TWO, BECAUSE EVEN TIME HOPEFULLY IT’S THE KIND OF CLEANING THE WATER THAT’S ALL STEM. SO YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE SOME SHRIMPS, THERE ARE SOME Snails. SO IT IS A SELF-CONSCIOUS ECOSYSTEM AND IT WILL GET INTO ITSELF BECAUSE THERE IS A LITTLE ALGAE GROWING. SO, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT’S THE CUCKOLDS, THEY ARE THE LOWER LEADERS. SO THEY WANT SOME KIND OF CLEANLINESS. YES. THINGS THAT EAT ALGAE, EVEN SNAILS. SO WE WILL SEE IN TIME. THIS JAR IS ABOUT THREE FOUR WEEKS. So we’ll see in time. IF MORE OF A FOOD PYRAMID TYPE STARTS TO OCCUR, THAT’S AWESOME. BUT YES, I’M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. HOW LONG CAN THESE LAST? I mean, you’ve done SOMETHING SO SELF-SUSTAINING, SO WE CAN SEE. I’VE HAD MONEY THAT HAS LASTED FOR MONTHS, AND IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON THE RIGHT BALANCE. SO WE ARE KIND OF EXPLORING THIS LITTLE LIVES IN OUR GRAND AVE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND SO EVERY SINGLE WEEK, WHEN WE GET THERE, THE KIDS SORT OF NOTICE AND THE DRIVER SHOWS WHAT HAS CHANGED, WHAT HAS STAYED THE SAME. THEY SAY HELLO TO THE KAKAKAL. Sincerely. YEAH YEAH, LIKE ANY OTHER SCIENCE EXPERIMENT, YOU KNOW, WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. VERY GOOD, VERY FUN. AND PEOPLE CAN COME HERE TO THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER TO LEARN ABOUT ECOSYSTEMS AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF SCIENCE AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. YES, EXACTLY. IF YOU NEED SOME INSPIRATION FOR YOUR DIORAMAS, BE SURE TO COME AND CHECK OUT NATURAL LIFE, WE HAVE THREE MAIN ECOSYSTEMS. WE HAVE KETTE, OCEAN AND RAINFOREST WITH MANY ANIMALS TO CHOOSE FROM. VERY GOOD. BRITTANY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR ITS SCIENCE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT OTHER EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, IT’S OPEN EVERY DAY. 10 TO 5, EXCEPT WEDNESDAYS. YOU CAN WATCH