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April 10, 2012 | 5:05 AM |
kay1996
(Student, Mystery inc. - SCH_S12_B12 · -1)
hello Brasica Rapa is the species name of the plants we are using for this experiement. Some other students in our class are using radishes, but we are comparing high nutrient soil to low nutrient soil. |
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April 9, 2012 | 10:20 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Shae Thanks n I will also miss u all.............. |
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April 9, 2012 | 10:37 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Vinod Kumar I will miss you so much! I hope to have you as our mentor next year maybe. Best wishes! |
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March 30, 2012 | 11:04 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@team members I am also thanking you for caring my suggestion and following them and for listening me at every step. I always loved to be in science with future of world like you all so, we can develop some understanding of science in you. Thanks for a nice session. by be |
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March 30, 2012 | 2:12 PM |
Dr. Catrina Adams
Farewell and Best Wishes As this research project is now in the final stages of wrapping-up, we wish to thank everyone who participated in this inquiry; the students, mentors, teachers and others behind the scenes. We appreciate all of your efforts and contributions to this online learning community. Scientific exploration is a process of discovery that can be fun! There are many unanswered questions about plants just waiting for new scientists to consider, investigate, and share. Please come back and visit the PlantingScience Research Gallery Archive anytime to view this project in the future. You can search the Archive by key word, team name, topic, or school name. Good bye for now. Warm regards, The PlantingScience team |
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March 30, 2012 | 11:13 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
thanks!(retype) thank you for tutoring us.we all appreciate it.goodbye!perhaps we shall meet again someday;) |
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March 30, 2012 | 10:40 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
thans! thank you Dr. kumar for mentoring us.we all appreciate it. |
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March 30, 2012 | 10:24 AM |
jdogg769
(Team Member)
bye dear, mentor we all appreciate all your hard work on finding all this info on our plants. and you do know shaebird5 thinks your cute right. |
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March 30, 2012 | 10:22 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
c ya i loved doing the planting science website envestagation!!! it was sooooooo fun! -TON-TON :) |
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March 30, 2012 | 10:21 AM |
football101
(Team Member)
thx Thx for helping us Dr. Janna Rose and Vinod its awesome how u take time out of your life to help us! :) |
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March 29, 2012 | 11:06 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
C ya!!! I had a fun time doing the experament. I also had fun fighting with the groop to get our question strait.Shae is puting in our conclusion, she has done a lot 4 the groop we all have. A lso id like to say good buy to VinardKumar, thanks 4 helping us we all had fun!!!! -Ton-Ton |
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March 27, 2012 | 10:34 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plants our plants are all done i dont know what one was the fastest but i have a feaking it was ether the mideum or high.the low did not grow only austins did. right now shae is puting in the data and will tell us in afew mins.austin is washing the materiuls we used, and kaneda is watering the plants.we are also missing a plant ohhh noooo!!!!!! Ton-Ton |
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March 26, 2012 | 10:41 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Plants Only the lows have not yet popped out of the soil, all the other ones have grown to a huge sizes. Today we are going to take out the seeds and measure them today. We will take pictures and post them today also. |
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March 26, 2012 | 10:37 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Teamwork We are all doing A LOT of work, but ton-ton and kenada are the ones who usually do the less dirty computer work. |
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March 24, 2012 | 1:19 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@team is only ton-ton and Kaneda doin all the work? |
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March 23, 2012 | 8:43 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@ream where is austin |
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March 23, 2012 | 8:40 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@team where is the full view of the experiment.............please upload picture of all the cups in closer view............thanks |
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March 23, 2012 | 9:40 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plants our plants are beginging to sprout there very cool. talk 2 u later -TonTon |
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March 23, 2012 | 9:34 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
The List The list is a list for small, unpopular schools. It basically says "dont go to this school" i actually LOVE this school! ps this is Shae |
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March 23, 2012 | 9:30 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plant thanks vinod kumar.ok so 6 of the plants we r going 2 take them out on monday. we will water them again 2 day |
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March 23, 2012 | 9:27 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
vinad kumar the bad list |
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March 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@Edward you can also note the day by day progress in length of root and stem.................it will generate some interesting graph at the last.......... keep it up |
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March 22, 2012 | 11:57 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@Kaneda That is radicle---mean it will develop root of the plant and plumule--mean it is upper part of the plant....... on what "the list"? |
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March 22, 2012 | 10:15 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
to vinad kumar I dont know!I live in michigan!Im in marion michigan to make things worse!our elementary was once on "the list"(thats a bad thing) |
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March 22, 2012 | 10:11 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
today today the plant i think they are the roots but idk. the 'roots' are a lot biger than yester day. i dont no how much biger but biger, some of the seeds are turning pink. -Ton-Ton |
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March 21, 2012 | 8:42 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@Kaneda The downward part is what.is it a radicle or plumule? |
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March 21, 2012 | 8:39 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
@Shae u r absolutely right.........the leaves will turn yellow because of lack of light and photosynthesis.............. but ur assessment is good mean u r creative in ur life... thanks for right answer. |
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March 21, 2012 | 10:29 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
another thing about the seeds i noticed was that all the germinated seeds grew downward in direction.ithought that was an important obsevation. |
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March 21, 2012 | 10:15 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
pictuers its me kaneda.if you are wondering who covered his,yes,HIS,facein the picture,that is me.i covered my face for security reasons.you probably understand right? |
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March 21, 2012 | 10:15 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plant our seeds grew more jarrod is sending a pic there is now only 1 cup that hasent germenated yet it is a high.we waterd the plants again today we had 2 add more dirt to 1 cup 'cuse there was way 2 much water & not a lot of dirt these seeds -as said on google- r suposed to germanati within 42 hours, we think the water is smushing the dirt together when we pore it in ( shae thinks that so do i) i think the plasnts r doing well & our exsperament will work. -Ton-Ton |
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March 21, 2012 | 10:05 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Your Questions,( Vinod) Wont the leaves be yellow? Because if you put, i dont know, tin over grass for a few months, the grass turns yellow. |
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March 21, 2012 | 1:30 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi, the sprouted leaves r much green........what u think if they completely burred in dirt and the resulted color? By |
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March 21, 2012 | 1:28 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Oh, I happy to see your results. I think they are much better then what I've been expected. Great work guys....U tiny knows better than me............keep it up........ |
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March 20, 2012 | 10:06 AM |
football101
(Team Member)
Question We changed our question after a lllloooonnnnggggg talk about it. We were talking about your previous post about the seed against the side of the cup. |
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March 20, 2012 | 10:05 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plant 5 of the 16 germanated. (2 medium, 1 high 1 low & the control one.) shae is changing the question and the experiment design. all the seeds that germanated are going down.(austin is puting up a pic) we r going to let the plants grow untill nexst monday then we will take the plant out and meser it..... cant wait!!!!hi its nice to meet u Dr.Janna Rose. -Ton-Ton |
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March 20, 2012 | 9:38 AM |
football101
(Team Member)
Janna Rose Yes we are keeping the seeds on the side of the cup and all the dirt levels are the same |
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March 20, 2012 | 1:14 AM |
Dr. Janna Rose
(Scientist/Mentor)
And Hello Dr Kumar! I don't want to take up too much personal space for the website, but I just wanted to say hello. I looked at your information here, on PlantingScience.org--quite impressive with the rice allele mining for abiotic stress resistance! I'm sure you know alot about soil conditions, water stress, and important aspects of seed germination. HEY TEAM! Can anyone tell me what abiotic stress factors are? I realize these are used in scientific articles, and may not be in your textbooks, but...your project deals with them. Bonne journee! (Have a good day, in French) Janna |
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March 20, 2012 | 12:58 AM |
Dr. Janna Rose
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Team! You've already got photos up and everything! This is great, and it helps us see what you're doing. So, from the photos, I think you're looking at differences in the moisture of the soil, according to shallow, mid-, and taller amounts of soil in the cup? Does 20ml of water soak the bottom soil in the cup? Or, from what I read in your experimental design, do you have the soil levels the same in all cups, with the seeds planted at different levels? I'm not sure, so could you clarify your methods/experimental design a bit? Just write exactly what you did, so that somebody could repeat the steps and do it exactly the same as you. Also--are you controlling for light by keeping the seeds by the side of the cup, so that they all have light? I think that's what you're doing, but could you write it down or write why you put the seeds by the side of the cup? This reminds me--which data are you going to collect? Days until germination? Growth of stems (cotyledons), roots, first leaves, etc...? Make sure to write that in your design, too. You are doing a great job! I'm looking forward to seeing your data, your results, tables, more photos, etc... Keep up the good work! --Janna (Dr Rose) |
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March 19, 2012 | 2:39 PM |
Mr. Jason Keeler
(Teacher)
Hi team... Thanks for putting up some picts of your investigation and thanks for clarifying a few of my questions. Mr. Kumar has a really important question for your team to consider.... how are you measuring plant growth/germination? In your investigation question you said that you wanted to know which will germinate fastest. How will you measure that? Can you add a brief explanation to your Experimental Design section? Maybe if you post your data table we could get an idea of the data you will be collecting and how you will organize it? This is pretty important to consider! You don't want to collect data that won't help you answer the question you set out to answer. :) |
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March 19, 2012 | 10:05 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
plant ok today we planted our seeds (3-19-12) we got rid of 1 of our pics our teacher said only 2 of our own.we have our plant cups in ros the high row the mideum and the low will chek them 2 morro & will water every other day we waterd @ day so will water on wensday. -Ton-Ton |
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March 17, 2012 | 3:47 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi U all looking cool and cute............but this is not the place of ur personal photo uploading.........pls use this space only for practical work....... Best of luck |
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March 16, 2012 | 10:00 AM |
brando81
(Student, BEASTI FROGS - MPH_S12_W04 · 3)
helpfulness u guys need more detail in your ? ok ok austin ur not cool |
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March 15, 2012 | 9:53 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi I think your plan of work is good but I've some questions related with experiment: 1. U've mentioned two quantities of water (12ml & 20 ml).....Say final volume by just check through pre experiment analysis. 2. Its not the way to check the seed growth by exposing them on cup-wall side. I think you can check the growth after finishing the experiment. Please u guys clear this question before starting the experiment. Best of luck |
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March 15, 2012 | 10:11 AM |
jared10
(Student, BEASTI FROGS - MPH_S12_W04 · 3)
hehe ur guys is more precise than ours |
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March 15, 2012 | 9:46 AM |
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(Student, TAT - DCHS_S13_P06 · -1)
it sound very intresting!!!!!!!;) |
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March 15, 2012 | 9:43 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
answer for mr keeler we have clear cups and we're putting the seeds against the side of them. |
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March 15, 2012 | 9:43 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
seeds we r puting 3 seeds in each cup. we will put the seeds on thed edj of each see through cup so we can see. |
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March 14, 2012 | 8:06 PM |
Mr. Jason Keeler
(Teacher)
I think we discussed this in class but.... how will you see the seeds to know when they sprouted if they are buried in the dirt? The only other comment/suggestion I have at this point is that you have a good amount of detail above BUT a lot of it is in your question and hypothesis. All you really need in the question and prediction is your quesion and prediction. All the details about the type and # of seeds would be better placed in your research design section! If you have time to edit this it might may things a little more clear for your readers! I am curious to see what you find out! Hope you brought your materials so you can get started. Maybe you could even post a few pictures of what your are doing? |
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March 14, 2012 | 8:48 AM |
Mr. Jason Keeler
(Teacher)
Ok guys and gals! Good start! Couple questions about your design... How many seeds will you be using and what type of seeds are they? You should describe the different levels you are placing your seeds so we know a little more about how deep your middle and bottom seeds are. How will you be measuring the growth/germination of the plant? The ones that are buried will be hard to see when they germinate unless you use some creativity to be able to see them! Be careful with your watering... will you water every day if the soil is already wet????? Consider these things and 'tweak' your description above as necessary! |
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March 13, 2012 | 10:02 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Troubles We have a partner that is constantly sick so if you dont see posts from him all the time its not becuase he is not participating he is just sick! |
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March 13, 2012 | 10:00 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Question We have finally desided the question, sorry for not messaging in a while, Vinod Kumar. Thanks for the advice and welcomes! |
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March 13, 2012 | 2:38 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hello Dr. Rose Where the Team Dream Big Basketball has gone, I've not seen any post from last two days......This session, i think will be more interesting....one teacher and two mentors.....So the young researchers come n share your final idea....and thanks for late but welcome note of Dr. Catrina Adams |
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March 12, 2012 | 12:56 PM |
Dr. Catrina Adams
A (slightly delayed) Welcome! I am happy to welcome you to this community of plant researchers. Your team has the opportunity to be mentored by a scientist to help you develop and perform your own research project. The mentor's role is to encourage and guide you through the scientific process of discovery. The more you share your ideas and research information online, the more your mentor can help. Your scientist mentor for this project will be Dr. Vinod Kumar from National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology. Sorry for the slightly delayed welcome. Many of you have already introduced yourselves and are already posting some possible research topic ideas to get a conversation rolling. These resources are available to help you get started: Thinking Like a Scientist / Working Like a Scientist Designing Experiments Guide to Using A Spreadsheet Best wishes as you start this scientific journey. We are all pleased to share this experience with you. Have fun! Sincerely, The PlantingScience team |
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March 12, 2012 | 1:13 AM |
Dr. Janna Rose
(Scientist/Mentor)
Getting started... Hi Team Dream Big Basketball! I'm another scientist and a mentor for your school. I study plant chemicals that can be used as medicines, but I also like to study how the plants use those same chemicals for their own defense against bacteria, fungi, and herbivores. I think Vinod Kumar (Hello!) and Mr. Keeler (Hi!) have given you some great tips on filling out your experimental design. You can have some different settings (like top of pot, middle of pot, bottom of pot) and put multiple seeds in each setting. You can measure the distance to the top of the pot, all the other variables like water, light, temp, and there are many different ways to measure plant "growth". You can all decide on one (or more) ways to do all that. So you're going to do the distance-to-top experiment and not the direction-of-seed-growth experiment? I was a little confused by the previous comments posted, but either one is a good idea. Keep us posted on your experiment! Can you take some photos of your project, when it gets underway? --Janna (Dr. Rose) |
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March 10, 2012 | 6:55 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Dont start your experiment with just one seed in each direction. I've suggested some points in my earlier mail and I think it will help u a lot.......just give complete picture of your experiment before starting it...............Good Luck |
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March 10, 2012 | 6:32 AM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Shae I m from India and working in Indian Agricultural Research institute, New Delhi (India). our group is working on "Bioprospecting of genes and allele mining for Abiotic stress resistance in rice". Your investigation question is good but seeding should be same considering all remaining abiotic conditions same. Your teacher (Mr. keeler)'s question regarding the measurement of what seed sprouting or growth is also important. I think u sud measure seed growth and keep minimum 30 seeds in each direction. I think u all other getting from Mr. Keeler. Thanks and cheers |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:47 AM |
jdogg769
(Team Member)
hi and ithink ur pretty cool. |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:45 AM |
jdogg769
(Team Member)
bla bla hi my name is jarrod. |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:41 AM |
kaneda
(Team Member)
hi hi.i am kaneda.i will NOT reveal my true identity.i like old stuff(in general)thats ALL!(i'm watching you)>:l |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:38 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
India Do you live in India, because i always wanted to go there. |
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March 9, 2012 | 10:25 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Sorry Sorry Mr. Keeler! We just wanted Mr. Kumar to know a bit of our lives, and we got carried away, won't happen again! Your Student, Shae |
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March 9, 2012 | 6:56 AM |
Mr. Jason Keeler
(Teacher)
Appropriate comments in this conversation space... Hi team! One reminder for today and in the future that we haven’t really talk about yet but should have…. Please do not use this site for ‘everyday’ conversations! Everything you type is viewed by everyone and we all become a part of your conversation even if we don’t want to be! It’s kind of like having a REALLY loud conversation in a classroom. It can be a disruption for the rest of the students who are working. Thanks for keeping this in mind as you work on your investigations! |
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March 9, 2012 | 6:55 AM |
Mr. Jason Keeler
(Teacher)
Investigation Question Hi guys. I like how your investigation question considers the fact that seeds fall to the ground in all different ways... sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes in pieces. I would like to encourage you to consider a few more 'orientations' other than just sideways and right side up. Think about all the different directions that a seed may fall. I'm also curious about how you will measure 'growing ability'? Do you mean the ability to germinate (sprout) or the actual growth of the sprout after it germinates? Your off to a great start! Try to combine the other two members into your discussions today as you design how you will investigate your question! :) |
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March 8, 2012 | 9:13 PM |
Vinod Kumar
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi to everybody from Marion Jr./Sr. High School ....I think let us we start our scientific session here...but in this session yet I didn't get a message from Dr. Catrina Adams.....hope I'll get a reply soon about team and their subject of interest.... Thanks, Vinod |
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March 8, 2012 | 11:10 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
no!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOO not true!!!!!! well may b a little. I plan 2 stay ther during the winter i dont like the cold! And kylie & i r going 2 colleg 2 gether!!!!! |
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March 8, 2012 | 11:06 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
School Ton-Ton,(Aitana,) and I want to go to Michigan State University, or Central Michigan University. Aitana wants to be a writer or editer, and I want to be a vet. I might be a chef. We want to go to Arizona for a week.( She wants to stay forever.) She wants to meet cute tanned guys. |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:59 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Basketball I love basketball and cross country and track, and track is starting next week. JS. (That means just saying.) |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:57 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
austin iswent paying attention!!!!!!! shae tell the sub! hes so.... cant say that sorry -ton-ton |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:53 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
IDK we have 2 other people but ther not hear |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:51 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
project I think we sould co 'If we put the seed upsid right sid ways or split it in falf will it affe3ct the plant when it i8s fully grown?' c shae's if i dont macke senc -ton-ton |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:50 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Our question What do you think our question should be? I think our question should be " If we turn a seed side ways, straight uperight and cut a seed in half, will one grow slower or faster than another?" |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:48 AM |
football101
(Team Member)
What I Like!!! My life is sports i play basketball ,football ,baseball and track I have somepretty cool teammates but two of them arent here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:46 AM |
edwardcullen4
(Team Member)
Hello!!! im Aitana call me ton-ton!! thats what every 1 on my team calls me!i love 2 read, play b ball, soft ball, & running.my fav books 2 read is the twilight saga, or other books if u ask austin he would say im a freak and read everything i c wich is NOT true . . . well not all the way @ least.kylie is my mager BFFL!! im on team edward like kylie. my fav color is npink sorry if im talking a lot i tend 2 do that a lot. & austin & I dont get along... @ all what do u think we should do 4 a project? - from ton-ton :) |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:44 AM |
shaebird5
(Team Member)
Hello Hello, I'm Kylie. I've lived in this town,( Marion,) my whole life. My best friend is Aittana, one of my group members. I'm a girl. Some people think I'm a boy. Where do you live? Do you like being a scientist? I want to be a vet when i get older. Message back as soon as you can. Oh, and I'm on Team Edward for Twilight, and Team Peeta for The Hunger Games. My Favorite color is Lime Green. You can call me Shae. Message you soon! |
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March 8, 2012 | 10:38 AM |
football101
(Team Member)
Whats up? Hi, my name is Austin!!! |
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