Brassica Plant Observation

There were two types of plants used. Both were of the same species, Brassica rapa but two of the plants contained rosette shaped complexes that were deficient in producing gibberellic acid compared to the wild-type plants. Therefore, they grew smaller and shorter as a phenotype. The Brassicaceae family includes cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, and many others. (

The flower dissection will allow students to learn the flower reproductive parts and their functions. By actually seeing a real life model, students should be engaged and remember this lab on future tests. Students will be able to view flower parts under a microscope so they can grasp the picture of the real life model of a plant’s ovules. This is an engaging lab for students because they get to use lab instruments to dissect and gain practice using a microscope. Learning goal 5 is practiced throughout the lab activity.

Insect pollination as we all know, is the process that enables reproduction and fertilization by the transfer of pollen performed by insects. Insects are some of the oldest pollinators of plants. Pollinating insects date back to 140 million years ago. Since then, due to how effective insect pollinators are, these flowering plants have become the major group of

“ There are your radish seeds everyone.” Said Mr. Susick. The whole class looked around at each other with a blank confused face. It was the first day of junior year in my English class. Mr. Susick started talking about how our first assignment would be to grow radishes. We were all thinking, how in the world does gardening relate to English class. I had heard about this project from previous juniors but none of them said what the real reason was. All Mr. Susick said was that you need to let the project teach itself and get into nature. He left us with one bit of information along with the requirements to start. The main goal of the assignment was to extract your own universal truths. For the first time in English class,

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Literacy Collaborative is high quality program oriented around rigorous instruction and purposeful teacher-student interactions. It is a framework based on authentic, global, and holistic language acquisition, which include both reading and writing workshops. Within this framework teachers differentiate instruction through flexible grouping such as whole-class, small group and/or individualized instruction. Additionally, teachers create opportunities for students to engage in targeted activites throught the utilization of interactive and shared reading experiences as well as tailored vocabulary and phonologica awareness lessons designed to met individual needs. The Literacy Collaborative framework strives to ehance student learning through engagement, purpose, systematic routines, data based instruction, and targeted interventions. Students are encourage to beome an active participant in their learning experience through student choice, open-ended question, and targeted

RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

At the start of this experiment we were required to obtain a set of four Wisconsin Fast Plants, which are genetically, known as Brassica rapa. These plants have been, “originally selected under continuous fluorescent light to grow and reproduce quickly for research purposes, these petite, fast-growing plants have been used for teaching biology concepts” (Wisconsin Fast Plants). These four pots that contain our plants will be under our watch for the next 16 weeks where we will show our results at the end of the semester.

A full time educator, Torguson works during the summer for the Medford Opportunity Program. An in-house school for at risk youth in Medford, Oregon. As he was to work with students studying biology, Torguson decided to do more than just have the students plant seeds and watch them grow while making note of environmental conditions. A social studies professional, Torguson designed curricula around history and geography as well as science. A major component was to reach out to “famous” places around the country asking for “dirt” samples.

Standard 1c is addressed because students and teachers can collaborate to work on words that the student struggles with.

During the past several years of my life, I’ve proudly shared my passion for plant science with anyone interested enough to give me the time of day. I want to thank the Audubon Canyon Ranch for the opportunity to dig into such suitable

RI 1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RI 2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details. RI 3 Analyze how the author unfolds a series of ideas or events. RI 4 Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text. L 5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships.

I have always loved science since a young age. During high school, I began experimenting with all the different science classes, that the school had to offer. Out of all of those classes I found the one that brought an incredible amount of fascination. That class was Botany where I had studied plants and learned their functions. I learned about how they grow from a seed to how they reproduce. Even with that class, I have always found that plants bring a certain amount of curiosity. I had dreamt many ways to the perfect yard with all sorts of plant species. The yard would be overflowing with plants. Also, the house would have so many plants inside that it would be a jungle. The courses required for botany are very heavy with science. I know that I will be taking fifteen different science classes. I looked forward to the challenges that each class will bring. During the time in my freshman year, I would like to know what reading and writing, I will need for botany also known as plant science.

The treatments of 0.0 mL, 0.5 mL and 2.0 mL baby oil were given to the soil where Brassica rapa seeds were germinating. A sample size of 20 seeds was used for each of

When an insect lands on a plant it picks up pollen, then the insect transfers it to another plant. This process is called pollination and is very important in the botanical world. Pollination allows plants to fertilize and reproduce. Some insects use the nectar and pollen of a plant as food. In this situation both plant and insects benefit. Yet, this isn’t always the case. Generally one or the other gets the greater advantage.