Last Blog.... Sniff sniff:( ENJOY!

                           
                                     

I hope your not tired of plants by now... because if you are.. bad news! MORE PLANTS are coming your way! :D But... good news, its my favorite, and the most beautiful in my opinion! We'll be talking  about flowers! YAY! This means a lot of beautiful pictures of them(: And really interesting facts! Sadly, this is going to be my final Science Blog EVER. Yep, EVER. Because I'm not going to Shreiner next year, and I will defiantly miss everything and a lot of people here... This is my last blog, and last year. I hope it's a good one(:


                                       
              What we're gonna be learning today.... 

•  The Similarities between the lifestyles of angiosperms and gymnosperms(:

• 3 methods of seed dispersal in plants(:

• Diagram the parts of a flower and label their functions(:

• Choose my favorite flower and teach about it(:

                                   

Similarities between lifestyles of angiosperms and gymnosperms

• Angiosperms are flower plants, while gymnosperms are mostly trees.
• The way the reproduce effects there life cycle, gymnosperms use cones to reproduce and there are female and male cones, but angiosperms have male flowers, female flowers, and perfect flowers... which are both male and female.
• They both reproduce with seeds, and drop seeds on the ground so they can reproduce.
• Angiosperms and gymnosperms take two generations to complete one life cycle.
• Angiosperms produce fruit and flowers, gymnosperms produce pine cones.

                                

Like us humans, plants have genders too! Yep, they have a male and female. 

           The female flower is called a pistil. 

                          The pistil has 4 parts to it.

Style-Females have style! The style helps support and hold the pistil, it's located on top of the ovary, and beneath the stigma.

Stigma-Top Sticky portion of pistil, catches pollen when the plant is ready to make its seed.

Ovary-The female reproductive organ of a flower, and holds the eggs. It is found at the bottom of the pistil.

Ovule- The ovule actually produces the egg, unlike the ovary, which just holds it. The egg that the ovule holds will become a seed.

                                              

Now, let's go on to the male flowers. The male flowers are way less complicated then the female, so this should be a breeze.(:

             The male flower is called the Stamen.

                The Stamen has 2 parts to it.

• Anther-Produces and holds the pollen, it is the male reproductive cell of a flower.
• Filament-The filament is pretty easy to explain, it simply holds the anther.

                                      

              Three Methods Of Dispersal.

• One method of seed dispersal is wind, this blows the seed away.
• Another method is when gymnosperms put the seeds in the female pine cones, and then the pine cone falls.
• The last method is when angiosperms drops the fruit that they make, the fruit they make has seeds inside.

                             

My favorite flower is the Pink Lily flower.

                                   

Lilies are one of the most popular flowers known out there. They come in all types of colors too. They come in yellow, orange, pink, green, you name it! Lilies like these were first known popular from Ancient Greece, and are today used in dishes, and also used for memorials. There are a very big varieties of lillies, out of the 100 varieties, I love this type of color on a flower. Some has gotten as tall as 10 feet, but most live a small life. They live 4 weeks maximum. It's such a pretty flower(:

                                    

I hope you enjoyed my last blog, bye! I'll miss teaching you all at Zeina's Science Spectacular! Hope this blog helped you.(:

                              BYE!

Still Going Green!

                               
Hey! Last blog, I talked about plants in general. Well this blog, I'm going talking about about seed plants(: Enjoy! 


                                      


What are seed-plants, you ask? Well, you will find out! This is what we're gonna be learning about(: 


                                         

• List all the characteristics of seed plants(:

• Describe the main characteristics of gymnosperms and angiosperms, and how were they important?(:

• Compare monocots and dicots(:

                                


                              Characteristics of Seed Plants

• This might be a shocker, but all seed plants have seeds!! :O For example... Pine cones are seeds! Weird, huh? Well yep, they are. They fall off trees, and turn into new trees, vuala(:

                           

• Another characteristic is that all seed plants have vascular tissues. Vascular Tissues bring food and nutrients throughout all the plant! (:

                              

• Seed plants use seeds to reproduce! (:

                               

• All seed plants grow, reproduce, and die in one year! :O Short life!

                  

           Characteristics of Gymnosperms and

Angiosperms, how are they important?

• Gymnosperms-  a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in a small egg.

                              gymnosperms! 

• Angiosperms- a plant having its seeds enclosed in a small egg.

                                  angiosperms!

Anyway.. Let's start with those characteristics....

                   Gymnosperms! 

• Gymnosperms are the oldest trees alive today(:

• Gymnosperms are all vascular(:

• They produce seeds on female pine cones(:

• Gymnosperms don't produce flowers or fruit(:

• Their leaves are mostly needle-like or scale-like(:

• The four divisions of gymnosperms are conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, and gnetophytes(:

                               

                            

                                     Angiosperms!

• Angiosperms are vascular(:

• They produce flowers and fruit(:

• Their seeds are inside a fruit(:

• More then half our plants are angiosperms(:

                             

                                How Pretty! (:

               Now... Almost done, Monocots & Dicots!

• These are two groups of Angiosperms(:

• They both have seeds in them...
• But Monocots have 1 seed, while Dicots have 2 seeds..

• They each have seedleaves in their seeds(:
• There's one seed leaf per seed(:

                          

                     

                     

Thanks for coming and reading my blog! :D Hope you learned a lot about seed plants! I got all my information from my Science Textbook, the Glencoe LIFE Science, pages 286-291! :D 

                             
                                                          

                                  

Going Green! :D

                               

Hello! :D Today we're gonna be talking about that one thing you see ALL around you. They're the reason your alive! And a big hint is ... most are green! Why is this? Well, we'll talk about that later. But today, we're gonna be talking about... 

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Plants:) Now I think this is good for you to learn about. And not because it's interesting:P which it is! .. But, Earth day just passed, and I think it's good for you to learn about a BIG part of our world! Okay, let's start(:

                                     

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Wow, how pretty! It's nice to see the varieties of plants, and learn how they survive in different environments. This is what we're gonna be talking about today.

                     

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• Characteristics of Plants?(:

• Where did the first plants come from?(:

• What are the differences between vascular and non-vascular?(:

                               
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                   Characteristics!   

• All plants have this substance in their plants' cell membranes, it's called Chloroplast, which contains chlorophyll! This is basically a green pigment that helps convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen. 

                             

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• Another thing all plants share that they are all multi-celled. What does this mean? It obviously means that it has more then one cell. Like humans, and animals are multi-cellular. We all contain a bunch of cells. There aren't many uni-cellulars out there. Some examples of uni-cellular organisms (only contains one cell) are Algae, Fungus, and Bacteria. (: 

                         
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• Plants also all have something called Eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells are   organism whose cells contain complex structures within enclosed membranes. Most plants have roots or root like structures that hold them in the ground, But not all of them do... 

                                  

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Oh, did I mention how plants adapted on basically every place on earth?

• Cool Areas..
• Hot Areas..
• Dry lands..
• And wet lands..
• Icy lands..
• And Sea..

                              
                                                                               :)


 Where Did Plants First Come From?


Well, I know the answer to this! It's actually a very simple answer. Plants first came from the ocean. They evolved from plants in the ocean, one of the plants they evolved from was Algae. About 450 Million years ago, We got land plants! But it all started out from our friend, the ocean(:


                      
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                              Now....


                                        Differences:
             Vascular And Non Vascular Plants!

• Vascular Plants use seeds to reproduce...

• While non-vascular plants reproduce by using Spores...

                                                   

                                      Vascular Plants(:


                          
               
                               Non-Vascular Plants(:

• Vascular Plants have channels that carry nutrients and water through out the plant..

• Non-Vascular Plants have thin cell walls..

• Vascular Plants have true stems, roots, and leaves..

• But Non-Vascular doesn't! They have leaf and root-like structures..

                   
                                        :)




Well, That's all for my blog today(: I hope you enjoyed learning about a big part of our lives, world, and nature! If you still want some more, go to this great website! Enjoy(:



                                      

The Science Fair Story ™ (:

            THE SCIENCE FAIR STORY™ (:
                                          



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Once upon a time, there lived an amazing young girl. The girl's name was Zeina lu.  But she wanted us to call her lu. Oh well. Anyway, Zeina was once eating some popcorn... And remembered, "Noooo! I have to do my science fair!". So then, she put the popcorn down, and got started. She found this interesting topic online, at this website, and found a project called "Effect of carbonated drinks on meat". She then thought, "YEAH. This will work :D". She then got started on it immediately. Once Zeina did her research, she found out there was something called a PH LEVEL that we have in our stomach, and that we have in Coca Cola. The Ph level in coca cola is about 2.8 while our stomach's ph level is about 2.0, which is lower, so since our stomach obviously needs to dissolve meat... Why can't Coca Cola? She thought. "...And isn't there a lot of acid in Cola? That should do it!" The three types of meat used were Steak, Salmon, and Chicken Breast...


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She put the three types of meat in 3 different bowls, poured 24 oz of Coca Cola in each of them, and set them in Room temperature for 5 days.. She waited.. The first few days, nothing really happened.. At the last two days of the experiment, the salmons' scales started falling off. The only type of meat that actually changed, or dissolved maybe just a little, was the Salmon! Zeina wondered why.. Now, don't get it mixed up. It didn't dissolve all the way. Just the scales started breaking off, and it was defiantly smaller then how it was in the beginning.. The chicken breast and the steak didn't really dissolve. Zeina was surprised with the results! She thought that all three of the meats would dissolve all the way! 


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That weekend, she knew she had to finish her board. She didn't think she could she could to do it alone.. SO she invited her friend over. That freind's name was Sydni Rigo. They finished some things, but they also had a nice time. That Sunday, she finally finished. She didn't like it that much, but she hoped that the judges do. 


                          




That was her board! What do you think of it? She hoped that the display and look was good. But she was very worried about her presentation. When it came to the time to present to the judges, she had goosebumps, a lot of them. They called, "Zeina, your turn!" And she took a deep and loud swallow, and walked to the table.. There, was a nice, red-headed, averaged-highted. She looked like she was in college.. But she was actually a science teacher at a different school. She did have some criticizm about Zeina's project, but she accepted it, and wish she could of done better.


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The judge stated that Zeina probably should of  "Labeled the graphs", and probably should of "Weighed the meat". Zeina was sad... She didn't think the judge liked her board. She knew she wouldn't win anything.. When she left the PAC building... She felt kinda relieved. She worked hard on that project.. And wasn't obsessed with winning 1st place, but if it happened.. She would be very happy.. Just knowing that she got an award for all her hard work! :D 




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The rest of that Tuesday, she was scared... and still nervous. She is still waiting for the results. To See the final results of her science fair, Check out the next book! The Science Fair Story 2™  We'll see what happens next!  








                     To Be Continued...

WHAT ARE WE?

                                    


Heyy (: Have you ever wondered... What we are? Ya know, we can't just have our own group. Humans need to be part of some type of group, like an animal group, right?. Well, did you know.. Huamans are in a group! An animal group actually. Well, we're not considered animals. This groups' name is...well it's called MAMMALS. Mammals are really interesting, actually. Considering.. Me and you are Mammals too! Here are SOME of the MANY animals that are today considered.. Mammals! 
                                   
                              


                So, anyway.... Let's get started! 

• I need to describe 5 characteristics of all mammals (: 

• What are the differences between plancental, monotremes, and marsupials mammals? (:

• Compare the difference between the groups' babies! (:

• Pick-A-Mammal-And-Teach-About-It-Thingy(:

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Well, believe it or not.. Since we are mammals, we need to share some characteristics of all the other animals in our group! And... Here they are!

• FIRST, you need to know.. They all have either hair or fur, or develop it sometime in their life! And it's hard to believe.. because whales and dolphins, well they need to have hair or fur sometime in their life! They're Marine Mammals, though. But still, that's something I would've never guessed!     --Always thought they were squeaky and clean. Hmm..

               

• Next, All... mammals are warm-blooded! That means, yes! We're warm-blooded too! This means that they're body temperature stay the same.. ALWAYS, no matter what the weather is like(: 

• All mammals give milk to their young too! Like us, humans... And most other mammals, when we are babies, our moms feed us milk, because they have something called "Mammary Glands". They're used to produce milk for the baby. They're located on the female's body only, though. Since they feed. Some mammals feed through their nipples, while some sweat it off. 

                                        

• Also.. all mammals have lunges! Why? Because we need lunges to survive.. Ya know, breathing air and all. Unless you have gills, or something. Which means you can breathe in the water! So this means all mammals breathe air! 

All mammals share two parents, obviously. Because mammals need 2 parents to have a kid. They reproduce sexually. Like us, we need to parents. At least, to start out with. Because you need to people to have a kid!(:

                                     

Now, introducing... Marsupials, Monotremes, and Placental Mammals! 


What are they?



                   Example of Monotremes!



             Example of Marsupials!

             Example of Placental!




These are the three different groups of Mammals! 




First, let's talk about the interesting-weird group, monotremes. These guys.. don't really fit in. Aside from the fact they're the smallest mammal group, They're the only type of mammals that lay eggs! Weirdos! And also, the females don't have nipples, which means for them to feed their baby milk.. They kinda just need to.. like, sweat it off! They have it the easy way, huh? An example of a monotreme is a platypus. 
                               
               
                           


Unlike the odd Monotremes, this group DOES have nipples, and DOES NOT lay eggs. But the babies in this group is born very undeveloped.. They're sooo tiny, that they have to crawl in the mothers pouch. Since you heard "pouch".. Did you guess its a kangaroo? Your guess is correct! That's an example!


                             




Now on to placental mammals! Hmmm, I think this is my favorite(: This group is the biggest group of all of them! Why? BECAUSE HUMANS ARE IN THIS GROUP! If you think of it, Humans basically took over the world. Placental give birth to really developed children. Like the opposite of Monotremes. Examples of Placental mammals are Dogs, Cats, whales, dolphins, monkeys, horses, cows, giraffes. Most of the "popular" animals. 


 
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Now.... Differences between Monotremes and Marsupial babies. 


MONOTREMES BABY: The monotremes baby is born in a shell. The only group to be born in a shell, actually... And the monotremes baby mostly grows inside the mothers body before being hatched.
                       
                                   


MARSUPIAL BABY: Marsupials' babies are born very undeveloped. They're so small, they have to be stuck inside the mom's pouch for a while, so they can be developed, and the world is safe for it!


                                           


PLACENTAL BABIES: Placental babies are born mostly developed. Some Placental babies are born SOO developed, once born!


                                                 


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Now..... The animal I'm picking is......... A BAT! 


              


Ewwwwwwwwwwww. No! Wrong Picture! 


                     


Ahhhh. There we go!


Now, many people think of bats as vampires, that come and suck your blood. Supposedly on your neck. I don't know why! But I'm gonna teach you a little more about them then that they turn into men and woman that suck your blood, and you turn into one.... NO. These are the only mammals that can fly.. Why can they fly?! Because they have light, and hollow, but strong bones. JUST like birds! Are birds Mammals?! No. Depending on the type of bat.. IT can be as small as one inch.. Or as big as 16 inches! 
                                 
                                     


FUN FACT: Most bats are gray, but there are some that are colorful.. Found in some places like Indonesia and CHINA. Anyway, beside from SUCKING BLOOD, they eat fruits, and insects. Bats live in caves, attics, abandoned buildings, trees, and other places. Most bats or at least some, carry RABIES. So I dont suggest you petting one. Or sticking your finger inside of it's mouth. Is that enough information? HOPE SO! It's time to end this awesome.. But long, blog o' mine!


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Yup! It's come down to the end! I hope you learned tons! Come back for other blogs. :D Bye!