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April 10, 2008 | 12:14 AM |
kodman
(Team Member)
sorry if you don't hear from us for a while |
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April 10, 2008 | 12:14 AM |
kodman
(Team Member)
our project is now over but we are keeping four plants to water to see how long they live. Ocean water didn't even grow and purified water grew then died. We are keeping tap and well water. |
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April 9, 2008 | 1:31 AM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
What's going on? I have not heard back for awhile. How is the propject going? |
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March 27, 2008 | 11:35 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
Very good. Have you started to think about why these seeds are germinating first? Have a good weekend. Phil |
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March 26, 2008 | 11:56 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
three is a charm We now have three germinating seedlings. Two in well water in and one in tap water. The next type of water that might germinate be is probably going to be the purified water. |
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March 26, 2008 | 1:57 AM |
StorinMormon
(Student, Plantoholics - BWHS_S08_003 · 3)
I love you guys. |
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March 26, 2008 | 1:07 AM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
Excellent. It sounds like things are going well. |
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March 25, 2008 | 11:25 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
Yeah now we have two sedds germinating and both are in well water. |
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March 24, 2008 | 11:50 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
the soil is wet and we already have one of the eight plants germinating!!!! |
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March 24, 2008 | 11:01 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
germination Is the soil slightly moist or wet? If it just a little damp from misting then the seeds won't germinate. |
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March 24, 2008 | 12:03 AM |
coradora
(Team Member)
doing fine our project we are working on is doing just fine. We are predicting that the well water will work the best growing the seeds but we are still working and there is still no sign of germination yet. |
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March 21, 2008 | 12:28 AM |
coradora
(Team Member)
what we did today.................... today we watered the lants. we sprayed each plant 4 times with a spray bottle. |
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March 20, 2008 | 11:55 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
what we did yesterday.......................... we set up our project. we put the dirt in its pots and put a seed in each pot. we sprayed 4 sprays of water onto them and put them under the grow light |
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March 19, 2008 | 11:57 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
this is out materials list 8 small pots. One big bag of top soil. Tap water, Salt water, Well water, and Purified water. One table spoon. |
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March 19, 2008 | 11:57 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
this is our procsure plan 1. Fill the pot up to about the brim of the small pot! 2. Put the lima bean seed one inch in to the dirt. 3. Cover the seed and then put the pot in the sun. 4. Put one spoon of water on the soil, once or twice a day. You will do this with each type of water in this experiment. 5. Record the results every two days, measure the growth of the plant. |
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March 13, 2008 | 11:54 PM |
kodman
(Team Member)
Just Fine We are about to start our project in the next few days. We have turned in our procedure list and our materials list. The seeds are lima beans and will have two seeds for each type of water. |
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March 12, 2008 | 11:24 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
So how is it going? |
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March 6, 2008 | 10:38 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
beans Beans sound like a good choice. What is your experimental set-up? Are you growing these in soil? This is an important consideration. |
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March 6, 2008 | 12:30 AM |
zachery3194
(Team Member)
thanks we desided on the bean seed.we hope to get stated on the project next week. |
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March 4, 2008 | 11:56 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
seed choice If you are growing them in soil I would suggest, corn, beans, peas, or sunflower. Beans and corn would probably grow the fastest and best choice. IF you are growing these in petri dishes, I would suggest grass seeds of some sort. |
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March 4, 2008 | 12:16 AM |
zachery3194
(Team Member)
what seed we dont know what seed we should use for the water experence. we need a seed that grows well in florida and grows fast. |
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March 3, 2008 | 10:44 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
salinity I found a reference that said 0.3g/l would be tolerable to most plants. You could go up from there. Realize that this is dealing with irrigation and not standing water. On that line, what is your experimental set-up? How are you going to do this (pots with seeds and soil, Petri dishes?). Also will you have replicates or just one set-up per water treatment? Replicates are an important part of any experiment. i look forward to hearing back from you about this. |
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March 3, 2008 | 10:38 PM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
salt water How about we address a real problem, that of agriculture near oceans. You could try to find out the salinity of ocean water and go with that. ANother option applies to irrigated lands. In agricultural areas where fresh water is transported in canals, evaporation of the water slowly increases the salt concentration (Are you following me?). So you could do some quick research and find out what an average salinity of irrigation water might be. I'll do a quick search and see what I can find. Phil |
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March 3, 2008 | 12:29 AM |
kodman
(Team Member)
what salinity do you recomend for salt water in our experiment we are doing? we are having salt water, tap water, purified water, and well water. |
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March 2, 2008 | 11:57 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
we found it! We have found our project title. It is- does differnet types of water affects plant growth? |
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February 28, 2008 | 11:59 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
Greetings from the smarty pants! We would like to have some help on picking a topic for our project on seeds and germination. We are not quiet sure what we are going to do it on yet but we would like any help that you are willing to give us!!! --Smarty Pants!!! |
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February 27, 2008 | 12:33 AM |
Dr. Phil Gibson
(Scientist/Mentor)
Greetings Smarty Pants Hello everyone. I want to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Phil Gibson and I am in the Department of Botany/Microbiology and the Department of Zoology at the University of Oklahoma. I study a variety of things but do a lot of work in seed germination. I am looking forward to assisting with you project. Let me know what I can do to help. Best, Phil |
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February 26, 2008 | 11:39 PM |
coradora
(Team Member)
hello! We are looking foward to working on this website! We think that it will be loads of fun working with you and this website. Our names are Cora, Kody, and Zach. Our team name is The Smarty Pants!!!! Please write back! |
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February 25, 2008 | 4:49 AM |
Dr. Claire Hemingway
Hello and Welcome! Hello David Hinson Middle School Team 4, I am delighted to welcome you as a new member of the community of science researchers. We are so glad your team is joining in the fun plant investigations. We enjoyed working with David Hinson teams last fall. So, it is great to have a chance to talk with your team this spring. I would like to introduce you to your scientist mentor for the project, Dr. Phil Gibson of University of Oklahoma. Expect to see a hello here from him soon. Then Dr. Gibon will talk with your team, giving you feedback as you plan and carry out your experiments. Don't hesitate to share your first brainstorming ideas and questions. Talking things over with your team members, your teacher, and your scientist mentor at the beginning of a project is especially important. I'll kick off the conversation with an easy (and fun) question: What seeds do you think you will study? All best wishes as you embark on this scientific journey. Can't wait to see where your ideas will take you. Regards, Claire Hemingway |
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