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March 28, 2009 | 8:24 PM |
facebook
(Team Member)
thank you thanks jennifer for this amazing sight it was really fun and i had the best time actually comunicating with a scientis and i also wish you the best of luck from here on out good bye THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! |
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March 27, 2009 | 12:35 AM |
Goodbye Thank you to everyone who participated in this inquiry. We hope you are going away with some new insights about how science works, and confidence that you can take on new scientific challenges. There are a lot of fascinating research questions---just waiting for young investigators to join in the fun. Best wishes for the remainder of your school year! Jennifer |
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March 26, 2009 | 5:40 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Thanks Thank you for a great project Dr. Datwyler! It has been fun and we are featured on the home page!!! |
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March 24, 2009 | 10:49 PM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Good job! Kyle and Cody- Great job on your project! I really enjoyed working with you, and wish you both the best of luck finishing the school year. Shannon |
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March 24, 2009 | 8:29 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
thank you thanks for all your help and all you did for me and cody we had another member in our group but he was sick but we enjoyed working with you and all your help it has been nice and i wish you the best for the rest of the time you work with others and again thank you and good bye !!!!!!!! |
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March 23, 2009 | 4:35 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
hey hey this has been fun i just put my conclusion and i have my graph and i used the conclusion box so cody you will either have to use the comment box or the final presentation files i would suggest that you use the presentation file then everyone can see it but you can do what you want to GOOD LUCK !!! |
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March 20, 2009 | 10:36 PM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Yes They are all added together and they are in cm also I think water because normally it grows plants the best |
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March 20, 2009 | 6:30 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Nice graph! Cody-good job on the graph! Do the heights represent the heights of all seedlings added together? Are they in centimeters? Why do you think that the plants grown with just water are tallest? It's very interesting that the apple juice plants haven't grown at all. I can't wait to see what happens. Shannon |
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March 19, 2009 | 4:22 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
observations our seeds are really doing good they are up to 8 cm and under but that is really good in my eyes !!!!! |
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March 18, 2009 | 2:21 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Yes I am about to update the observations right now |
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March 17, 2009 | 10:11 PM |
kyle
(Team Member)
observations our plants are really growing good they look really good atleast 3 cm and up |
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March 17, 2009 | 5:38 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Excellent! Cody and Kyle- That's great--it sounds like most of the seeds are sprouting. Are you recording the number of seeds that have sprouted in each cup? The only reason that I ask is that it's not listed in your observations. You may find that knowing the day that each seed sprouted will be useful. Keep up the good work! Shannon |
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March 17, 2009 | 4:07 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
observations we have all but the 2 apple juices and coffee test 1 growing out highest is 6cm!!!! |
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March 15, 2009 | 7:32 AM |
Mary
(Student, MAARK - WSHS_S09_W47 · -1)
Similar Project Hey you guys. My group is doing a very similar topic to yours. We are researching what types of water help sunflower seeds grow. Why do you think coffee would grow the best? Also, what kind of water are you using? Tap, Spring, Purified? |
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March 15, 2009 | 5:24 AM |
Furgus
(Team Member)
expiriment are you guys using decafe coffee or wat? |
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March 15, 2009 | 5:06 AM |
Tanner
(Team Member)
hi hey guys!you made a good name.well done. i like your picture and also your expiriment. i hope it goes well. keep me posted on your progress! Tanner |
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March 13, 2009 | 12:11 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
graet awesome i won't be there so i see that u wrote it on the site great job keep up the great work cody be there on monday !!!!! |
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March 12, 2009 | 10:22 PM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Seeds We have more sprouting today they are: Diet Pepsi, Both Waters, and Both Coffees |
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March 12, 2009 | 5:59 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Cool! I'm really excited that you're seeing seeds sprout!! Which treatment is it in? |
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March 12, 2009 | 5:19 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
sweet yes i am sooooo happy i wish i could have been there but i will be ther tommorow so it will probably be better .... yes |
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March 12, 2009 | 3:14 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
good start we had a seed starting 2 sprout!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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March 11, 2009 | 1:37 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
ok ok that would be good cause they did seem dry today |
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March 10, 2009 | 10:17 PM |
Cody
(Team Member)
ok thats good kyle and we are going to change to 20ml because our plants are very dry |
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March 10, 2009 | 9:53 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
hey i just added the height for a variable |
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March 10, 2009 | 9:50 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
good call hey i never thought of the height of the plant as a variable i thin that i will add the Good call . |
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March 10, 2009 | 4:57 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
ok I will consider that and we have just planted we r going to use 10 mL of liquid |
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March 10, 2009 | 4:43 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
journals Kyle and Cody- Nice job on the controls and variables. One thing that you might consider as a variable, though, is the height of the plants, especially if you're going to measure them every day. Shannon |
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March 9, 2009 | 2:51 PM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Nice start on observations! Kyle and Cody- It looks like you're off to a great start. Measuring in centimeters is a great way to go. Have you planted all of your seeds now? I'm anxious to see what happens. Shannnon |
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March 8, 2009 | 10:05 PM |
kyle
(Team Member)
observations our seed was .1 grams and 1 cm and it was soft |
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March 8, 2009 | 5:14 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
observations i know that but in mm cm or inches which one |
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March 8, 2009 | 1:13 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
observations When we looked at our seeds we thought that the sunflower was shaped like a rounded triangle and it was smooth. Kyle I think we should measure it with a ruler |
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March 6, 2009 | 9:35 PM |
kyle
(Team Member)
no we havent decided yet but cody what do you think how should we measure it ? |
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March 6, 2009 | 10:15 AM |
Stacy Boyle
(Teacher)
A question about your question Which will grow the highest- Have you determined how you will measure your plant growth? |
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March 6, 2009 | 9:10 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
yeah i agree that is what we should do it is true we would probably have a bad seed so thanks for that help : ) |
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March 6, 2009 | 5:04 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Oh, I misunderstood... I see. You're thinking two pots per liquid with one seed per pot? How about if you put 3 or 4 seeds in each pot? Sometimes you just get bad seeds, so if you're seeds don't germinate, it might be hard to tell if this is because your seeds are bad or because the liquids that you use are harming the seeds. You don't want to have too many pots, for sure, but there should be plenty of space for 3 seeds in each one. Does that sound like it will work? Shannon |
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March 6, 2009 | 1:48 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
project we were giong to use two seeds per liquid not 8 but what would you rather suggest ? |
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March 6, 2009 | 12:30 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Sounds good! Hey guys, I think eight seeds per liquid is a good number. As for how much liquid, I think you'll have to play that by ear. You might try to experiment with some dry soil to figure out how much liquid you would need to add to make the soil moist, but not soaked. Part of this depends on the size of your pots. Are you going to use small cups or will your pots be larger than that? I would recommend starting with about 10-20 ml of liquid (1-2 ounces) and see how that works. If it's enough, great. If not, add about 10 ml (1 ounce) at a time until the soil is moist. Then, use as much as you added to make the soil moist each time you water. Let me know what you find about how much liquid you need. Good luck! Shannon |
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March 5, 2009 | 5:58 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Experiment I also agree that coffee will do the best because of the caffeine. We still are not sure on the amount of liquid what do you suggest? |
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March 5, 2009 | 5:16 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
hey we were going to do just two test so we were going to use eight seeds thats it because we have two test and four liquids so that is what we were planning do you think that we should change to more seeds or not ? well either way we will have done a great job and i am glad that you were our scientist it is working great !!! |
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March 5, 2009 | 5:14 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
yeah yeah i think the caffeine will grow it better and diet pepsi will do ok but it is diet so it probably doesn't have as much caffeine in it and the soil should be moist before we plant that is a good idea |
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March 5, 2009 | 4:58 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Good start! Hi guys-it looks like you have a good start to your experiment. Why do you think that you'll have more growth with coffee? Is there something in the coffee that you think will increase growth (are you thinking caffeine)? If so, do you expect to see more growth with diet pepsi also? Something else to consider is how much of each liquid you'll add to the seeds. You may have to experiment a bit to determine this. I would suggest making sure that you start with moist soil before you plant the seeds, and then water with the same volume of liquid every 2-3 days when the soil seems to be dry. You'll want to add enough liquid to make the soil moist, but not so much that you have extra liquid. Also, how many seeds will you have for each liquid? I would suggest at least 7-10 per liquid (why do you think I suggest so many?) Are you going to have just one pot or cup for each liquid, or do you want to split the seeds into two cups? Are you going to measure only when the seeds germinate or are you also going to measure the height of the seedlings? Both are valid and they might give you different information. I know it seems like a lot of questions, but I think you're off to a great start. These are just things to think about before you set up the experiment. Shannon |
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March 4, 2009 | 10:10 PM |
Cody
(Team Member)
?? How much water should we use for watering??? |
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March 3, 2009 | 4:37 AM |
cameron
(Student, The Hobosynthezizers - BCS_S09_W04 · -1)
cool project |
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March 3, 2009 | 3:38 AM |
millersbaseball
(Team Member)
Opinion Do you think there are any problems with our experiment? |
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March 3, 2009 | 3:38 AM |
Cody
(Team Member)
Project I agree that we are going to go with my idea and we have another person in our group his name is Tanner but he is sick right now so he will try to get on |
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March 3, 2009 | 2:25 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
hey i think that we agree are going to do cody's project that is what we wnat to do !!!! |
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March 2, 2009 | 10:53 PM |
Stacy Boyle
(Teacher)
germination site Here is a link that talks about what we covered in class today. Take a look if you are still unsure about germination. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case3/c3facts3.html |
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March 2, 2009 | 7:13 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
hey hey , i think that we should test atleast 3 of each seed so we can compare our results so we don't have to rely on just one test . |
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March 2, 2009 | 3:26 AM |
Dr. Shannon Datwyler
(Scientist/Mentor)
Ideas Hi Cody, hi Kyle! Sounds like you both have some ideas to start with. They both sound interesting. Here are a couple of things to think about. Cody, you suggested trying to grow sunflowers in different liquids. What kinds of liquids would you like to use? How many different liquids would you want to try (you definitely want to include water...)? Kyle, you are thinking about trying a bunch of different seeds and comparing them to one another. How many would you need to use for each type of seed to see a difference? Two, five, ten, or more? Think about it a bit and talk to each other. Let's keep talking about ideas as they come up. Shannon |
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February 27, 2009 | 12:14 AM |
kyle
(Team Member)
ideas hey i am kyle and here is an idea . Which seed grows the fastes out of red clover, alfalfa, sunflower, radishes |
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