Plant Exhibition:
Project Overview:
We learned many things over the course of this project. The final exhibition was about the experiments we did with the plants. I wasn't super interested in this subject or project so I decided to take a different path. I did more of a research project and learned about how can we get people to care about our earth. For my final product I go a global warming school assembly to come to our school, and I created a museum display to show what I learned in a way that is also teaching others.
Why Research:
Research is very important. I did more of a research project so that is all research but if can also be very important when doing an experiment. Before you start the experiment it's good to know if other people have done that experiment before and what they have found out, and also what people already know about what you're looking into.
What would you do differently?
The thing I would do differently for this project is put more effort into my final product and try to create something that will really get people to realize that something needs to change, and show then how they can help the change. I would want my project to really make them what to do something.
Math: Why is sample size Important?
Sample size is important, because when conducting an experiment you need more than one sample of that same experiment for it to be true. There are many things that can happen during an experiment that could affect the outcome. The say for your experiment to work you need to have a sample size of at least 20. An example of this would be when doing an experiment with plants. Growing twenty plants will be a lot more true of an experiment that growing one plant.
We learned many things over the course of this project. The final exhibition was about the experiments we did with the plants. I wasn't super interested in this subject or project so I decided to take a different path. I did more of a research project and learned about how can we get people to care about our earth. For my final product I go a global warming school assembly to come to our school, and I created a museum display to show what I learned in a way that is also teaching others.
Why Research:
Research is very important. I did more of a research project so that is all research but if can also be very important when doing an experiment. Before you start the experiment it's good to know if other people have done that experiment before and what they have found out, and also what people already know about what you're looking into.
What would you do differently?
The thing I would do differently for this project is put more effort into my final product and try to create something that will really get people to realize that something needs to change, and show then how they can help the change. I would want my project to really make them what to do something.
Math: Why is sample size Important?
Sample size is important, because when conducting an experiment you need more than one sample of that same experiment for it to be true. There are many things that can happen during an experiment that could affect the outcome. The say for your experiment to work you need to have a sample size of at least 20. An example of this would be when doing an experiment with plants. Growing twenty plants will be a lot more true of an experiment that growing one plant.
Photosynthesis Interactive Lab
Purpose: The purpose of the photosynthesis lab was to get a better understanding of Photosynthesis. We used an interactive lab to help us better understand the process. We investigated how leaves transform carbon products into oxygen products. Bicarbonate ion (from baking soda) will serve as the carbon source for photosynthesis. As photosynthesis proceeds oxygen is released into the interior of the leaf which changes the buoyancy--causing the disks to rise.
What did you do? During the lab we had to cut out 10 pieces of a leaf with a hole puncher and put them into a syringe with a specific type of carbon water. From where we created a vacuum by covering the top of the syringe with our finger and pulling the end. We shook the syringe in a circular motion to make the leafs fall to the bottom. After the leafs went to the bottom of the syringe we emptied them out into regular water in a cup and put them under either a colored light and see how long it takes them to float back up to the surface of the cup.
What did you do? During the lab we had to cut out 10 pieces of a leaf with a hole puncher and put them into a syringe with a specific type of carbon water. From where we created a vacuum by covering the top of the syringe with our finger and pulling the end. We shook the syringe in a circular motion to make the leafs fall to the bottom. After the leafs went to the bottom of the syringe we emptied them out into regular water in a cup and put them under either a colored light and see how long it takes them to float back up to the surface of the cup.
What interested you? This whole lab really interested me. I have always been curious about photosynthesis, but I never really knew how it worked. This lab really helped me break down what is happening in the plant during the process of photosynthesis.
Result: My end result was nothing special. In the time that I had to watch it none of my leafs floated. After about 12 minutes of watching my experiment I had to leave for another class and wasn't able to watch them float.
Mini-Experiment Monocots vs. Dicots
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Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to look at the difference between Monocot and Dicot. Beforehand we looked at the differences and figured out ways that we could identify witch ways witch. This experiment helped us see deeper into the gaps and see the actual thing, in a fun, interactive way.
Predictions: The question we were asked was between corn and mung bean which is a monocot and which is a dicot. A monocot has only one cotyledon where a dicot has two. I predict that corn only has one cotyledon, so it is a monocot, and a mung bean has two cotyledons, so that makes it a dicot.
Observations: During this experiment, I observed that after one day the root popped out. Then, after about two days the plant starts to pop out of the other side. The root immediately starts grown down toward the water, no matter what way the bean is faced. The corn grew faster than the mung bean, but I was surprised at how fast both of them grew. In the time of 13 days, the corn already had pretty big sized leaves growing out of the cup. It was cool watching them the seeds sprout from both sides, the root, and the plant.
Findings: My initial predictions were correct. Corn is a monocot, and mung beans are dicots. I was able to tell because when the corn sprouted, it was one stem or cotyledon. When the mung bean grew, it had two cotyledons.
Conundrums: I would say my plant strived. I watered it in proper proportions and didn't drown it nor dry it up. I put two paper towels on the sides and two on the bottom. I feel the four paper towels held the water well even when I was gone for the weekend.