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April 4, 2009 | 11:09 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
the soil1 and beads work best |
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March 24, 2009 | 1:22 AM |
Elisha
(Student, The Beans - WSHS_S09_W13 · -1)
what type of soil is working the best? |
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March 20, 2009 | 4:16 AM |
krisicped
(Student, Awkward Turtles - WSHS_S09_W21 · -1)
experiments thats a great project idea! how did you come up with it? how long did it take for your fastest plant to grow? |
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March 10, 2009 | 10:46 PM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
your question I am not sure what caused the red to purple color. Sometimes plants show that color when they lack certain nutrients, such as phosphorus or nitrogen, but often it first appears in leaves, not stems. the leaves might be smaller, curled. |
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March 10, 2009 | 1:19 PM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Can i have a question? i wonder why the stems of some mungbeans are changed into red or purple. I tried to figure out with internet, but i could not find it. |
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March 10, 2009 | 1:15 PM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Thank you for helping us. we could complete our Mungbean experiment well we learned many things about the Mung beans' germination with our experiment. Thank you again, and have a nice day! |
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March 10, 2009 | 5:37 AM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
congratulations on completing the study. It might be interesting to see if mung beans are plants that grow in really wet conditions in nature... this may be why you had such good results with your bead treatment. Notice also though that plants in soil 1 appeared larger and more healthy. so while they can tolerate a lot of water, they might do better when in a true soil.. You all did a nice job! |
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March 10, 2009 | 5:17 AM |
Soyeon
(Team Member)
Hi WE ARE DONE OUR EXPERIMENTS!!! |
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March 10, 2009 | 5:16 AM |
Soyeon
(Team Member)
Hi I just posted the conclusions and matthew helped me a little to write about it. |
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March 10, 2009 | 5:13 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
hi we finished our experiments last week. the results was very strange. the highest was soil1 and the second is beads we learned few new things and learned how to communicate with my group. |
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March 10, 2009 | 5:06 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
Hi |
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March 9, 2009 | 6:03 AM |
PS team
This is a STAR project! Excellent observations Jaeeun! Now you might be the leader of this group. "Strangely, the color of stems of mung beans in the dark soil and sand was red or purple but the stems of mung beans in light soil and beeds were green. And the leaves of the mung beans of the light soil and sand were small, but the leaves of the dark soil were quite bigger. Those were new data of our last experiment." This would be a great future project. Jennifer Potratz |
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March 5, 2009 | 9:39 PM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
sorry- I missed earlier emails somehow It is exciting that the mung beans grew in all treatments. and interesting that some grew better than others. If you have not stopped them, keep watching, because maybe more differences in their growth will appear. Great work!! |
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March 5, 2009 | 1:42 AM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Hello, this is Kazusa. first, thank you for your advice. we did this project very well with you. our beans grew so much. we will upload the conclusion soon. |
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March 5, 2009 | 1:36 AM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Hello, this is jennifer we finished our project and we found new data. we thought that the mung beans in green beeds will not germinate, but that was wrong. mung beans were germinated in beeds with water. Also, all 4 mung beans germinated well. The one in dark soil was the most tallest. Strangely, the color of stems of mung beans in the dark soil and sand was red or purple but the stems of mung beans in light soil and beeds were green. And the leaves of the mung beans of the light soil and sand were small, but the leaves of the dark soil were quite bigger. Those were new data of our last experiment. |
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March 5, 2009 | 1:19 AM |
Soyeon
(Team Member)
Hello We just finished our project!! Thank you for mentoring us to our project!! |
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February 23, 2009 | 1:39 AM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi I will be interested in what you find tomorrow too. You might try making some predictions- is one soil treatment more likely to cause seeds to germinate? Is there one that might not be good for seed germination? What if no seeds have germinated? there are several possibilities- best would be to wait a day or two longer, because it might be too soon. what else might be a possibility? Have fun! Dr. Gensel |
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February 22, 2009 | 12:50 PM |
Kazusa
(Team Member)
hello!! Tomorrow, we're going to see what's happening to the seeds planted on Feb. 17, Tuesday. I'm very excited to observe them and hope they germinate. |
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February 18, 2009 | 11:18 PM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi again How many days since you planted the seeds? You may not see a response for 5-7 days at least. Keep checking! Dr. Gensel |
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February 18, 2009 | 10:41 AM |
Soyeon
(Team Member)
hi we collected data today, and nothing happened to our seeds. |
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February 18, 2009 | 5:14 AM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi again Everything sounds very good. In regard to watering each- yes, add the same amount of water to each cup, even if the green beads do not absorb water. look at each and see if you can tell what happens to the water. |
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February 17, 2009 | 9:10 AM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
we chose 4 soils ; Green beeds, dark soil, light soil, and sand. we started our experiment today. we placed 4 cups which have same amount of soil (155g), seeds ( 4 each), and lastly the same place. I want to ask some questions. How can we give water to them? I know that we have to give water to all of them. But can we put water to green beeds which seem not to absorb water? |
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February 17, 2009 | 9:03 AM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Hello, this is Jennifer |
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February 13, 2009 | 5:19 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
Hi We just completed our experiment requirements and plan to start our lab on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. |
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February 13, 2009 | 5:17 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
Hi |
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February 13, 2009 | 4:41 AM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi to both of you. The change in your project sounds good. What are the different soil types you will use? How will they be different in regard to things seeds need in order to germinate AND grow successfully? I think Mung beans are a good choice. Most beans germinate in a week... Let me know more about your project as it develops! Dr. Gensel |
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February 13, 2009 | 1:46 AM |
Soyeon
(Team Member)
hello Hello I'm Soyeon, one of the members of MSKJ. We decided to change our topic; which soil will affect the germination of seeds? |
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February 13, 2009 | 1:45 AM |
jeywhite
(Team Member)
Hello, this is Jennifer hello, this is Jennifer, one of members of our group,MkSJ. we decided to use Mung beans because we heard that Mung beans grows fast. Then we can collect data more fast. |
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February 10, 2009 | 1:22 AM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
hi again I have some questions for you. What type or types of seeds will you use? How will you plant them? Have you decided what the different water temperatures will be? Here is why.. In order to decide what equipment you need, think about how you will test your question. Do you plan to plant your seeds in cups, or in a flat full of soil? How many seeds will you plant? you need more than one for each treatment. Why would this be important? You will need to treat them with the different temperatures of water, so you need to decide how many different temperatures you want to try- I suggest at least 2-3. This will determine how many different treatments (cups or flats) you might need. If you read about germinating seeds, you will find that it takes several days, depending on what seed it is, for it to germinate. They will need to be watered about every other day unless they are covered (if they are in cups like plastic drinking cups, you could cover with a clear plastic bag). You should plan to always water each treatment with the same temperature of water. |
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February 9, 2009 | 4:52 AM |
mbluepen79
(Team Member)
Lab equipment I'm Matt and I'm the leader of my group. I don't know what equipments should we have to prepare it. Our topic is Will the temperature of water affect the germination of seeds? Thank you |
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February 5, 2009 | 9:53 PM |
Dr. Patricia G. Gensel
(Scientist/Mentor)
Hi Kazusa and team members, welcome to planting science- I hope you have fun with your project as well as learn a lot. Your question is good. How do you plan to test it? You might read about how water affects seeds and think about how different water temperatures might affect not only seeds but living cells while setting up the experiment. I am currently teaching an introduction to plant biology course and we just finished discussing seeds, seed germination, and seedling development! Students will work with some of this in next week's lab. Good luck on your project! Dr. Gensel |
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February 5, 2009 | 4:56 AM |
Kazusa
(Team Member)
Hello Dr. Gensel We are excited to be working with you. We have picked a research question and would like your comments. |
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February 2, 2009 | 10:31 AM |
PS team
Welcome to PlantingScience! Hello Team 3, I am happy to welcome you and introduce Dr. Patricia Gensel of University of North Carolina. Dr. Gensel will post a hello here soon. She will be helping your team with your projects. We would all like to hear your ideas about studying photosynthesis. Good luck and have fun. Jennifer Potratz and the PlantingScience Team |
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