Unsealing Ecosystem

Today we unsealed our containers. All but some of my plants are turning brown.There are a few insects still alive. These include crickets and ants. All of my decomposers are still alive and growing everyday. My duckweed in my pond has multiplied. My pond is more that half way covered with it. Some of the water went back into my pond over the weekend. My predicament was wrong for this project. I thought the plants would all grow and stay alive, but they did the opposite. I also thought my insects would reproduce more insect, but most of them died. In this project I learned that plants need a lot of sun, water, a mild temperature, insects need food, and water. I had a lot of fun doing this project. I hope we get to do some more hands on projects like these.