Mitosis
Key
Pipe cleaners- Decondensed Chromosomes
Gears- Chromosomes
String- Contractile Ring
Paperclips- Complete Nucular envelope
Pipe cleaners- Decondensed Chromosomes
Gears- Chromosomes
String- Contractile Ring
Paperclips- Complete Nucular envelope
Plant Mania
For this project, students had to create an experiment with plants testing either how light, music or fish affect their growth. My group Annika, Andy, Entu and I wanted to test to see how fish affect plants growth; monitor them in a controlled environment we created. We decided to do an aquaponics experiment because we are very interested in aquaponics. It is a great way to grow plants and produce; it's also great for the environment. If you use an aquaponics system, the plants have water all the time there is no need to water or monitor how dry the dirt is. Also, after you have finished growing something you can reuse the water and plant some new! I feel that our experiment went well the graph on slide 5 shows the plant growth over the course of the experiment.
As you can see the bean sprouts did well. The nutrients the fish gave to the plants helped them thrive. If I were to do this project again, I would like to get our materials and fish before we start so we can get the experiment going right away. However, overall this project was a great learning experience and so much fun to be a part of.
As you can see the bean sprouts did well. The nutrients the fish gave to the plants helped them thrive. If I were to do this project again, I would like to get our materials and fish before we start so we can get the experiment going right away. However, overall this project was a great learning experience and so much fun to be a part of.
Photosynthesis Interact Lab
The purpose of this lab was to look at how plants use photosynthesis to create energy. I learned that plants do not only need water and sun they need oxygen and space to thrive really. Photosynthesis is the cycle of plants and how they make energy. The sunlight, water, minerals, and carbon dioxide are all absorbed by the plant. The plant uses them to make glucose or sugar, which is the energy and food for the plant.
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I found out so many different things about plants that I did not know. During the first part of the experiment we added the maple leaf disks to 4 ml of sodium bicarbonate. We had to create a vacuum by shaking the syringe around. The vacuum made the leaves sink to the bottom. Then we transferred the disks into 3 inches of water and put the cup under a light. There were two types of lights we could use for this project. There was a dark light and a white light. The dark light did not make the leaves rise. However, once we put the cups under the white light, the leaves rose to the surface after 40 min.
Monocot vs. Dicot Experiment:
For this experiment, we were asked to grow two different seeds, a mung bean and a piece of corn. They were grown in cups with wet paper towels. The objective was to see how each student's seeds adapted to the different environment or attribute that was given to them. Some students left their plants in an area with little to no sunlight. Some students did not water their plants at all. Others added food coloring to the paper towels to see if the color was absorbed into the vascular system, and if it was dispersed throughout the plant changing its color. I decide to leave my cup in an area with lots of sunlight and water it every day. The plants that were left in an area with little to no sunlight thrived, they were some of the bigger plants, which was a shocking result. The seeds that weren't watered at all, died. The food coloring did not change the plant's color. My seeds did reasonably well. This picture is day 3 of the experiment. As you can see, my corn has sprouted, and so have the mung beans. Now my seeds are potted in soil and thriving. You can see a dramatic change from before and after. The sophomores also went on a field trip to Native Roots, a local nursery where we learned about all the different things plants need to survive. While we were there, we came up with some great ideas for our next project, and I can't wait to get started.
Here is a picture of the aquatic plants at Native Roots.
Here is a picture of my mung beans and corn stalk planted in soil
Ecology Workshop
For this project, we were asked to look at the difference between leaves at Animas High School and Lemon Reservoir. I decided to look at the difference in color percentages in the leaves. I created this poster for my final project. My prediction was that the leaves at Lemon would have more of a color variety. I found that the leaves at AHS had more of a color variety, than the leaves at Lemon. That is because of the moisture. I had a great time doing this project, and I feel what I learned will help me in the future.