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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Turtles!!!

Meet our latest and probably last addition... 3 super cool turtles :)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Bagged Leaves Observations

Were you surprised by today's results?  What could we have done to control more variables and get more reliable results?
 
Here are the analysis questions and conclusion paragraph format if you did not get a chance to finish is class...
 
1.  What did you observe in the bag surrounding a bunch of living leaves?
2.  Where did the moisture in the bag come from?
3.  Were the leaves dry after being in the bag for a day?
4.  Why did out results vary from group to group?  What could we have done to control more variables?
 
Conclusion Paragraph Format
What did we do?
What was your hypothesis?
What did you observe?
Was your hypothesis supported/not supported?
What did you learn?
 

Monday, October 27, 2014

Bagged Leaves Investigation

Knowing what you do about photosynthesis, what do you think you will observe in your bags tomorrow?