First Sightings of the CWB larva.

We have one of our first sightings of the Cabbage White Butterfly.

Here is a picture of it in the first instar stage.

Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs are here!

We just received our Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs before break and have placed these on the radish leaves.  We should see the larva emerge soon!  Here are the eggs under the digital microscope.

Bean Plant Image

Some of you bean plants did not grow as expected.

You may use this image as and example of growth and leaf structure.

Friday December 12th- Parts of a Flower.

Students started to look at flowering plants today to understand the different structures in a flower.  This will allow them to begin to classify the plants into the categories of perfect or imperfect which links to the ways they can reproduce.  

They took pictures with our digital microscopes and took cross-sections of the pistils of some plants.  

Here are some of the images they took.

Lesson #9 - Parts of a Flower

Complete the following reading by Friday December 12th.

Lesson #9 - "The Wonder of Flowering Plants"

p. 116-119

Click here to access the pdf.

Here is a link to the questions on the reading "The Wonder of Flowering Plants" p. 116-119

Make a copy an complete these by Friday December 12th.


Here is a movie on Cross-pollination.

Honey Bees and Pollination

From our discussion today in class here is a list of plants that require cross-pollination.

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Also here is a link that is helpful in learning more about the importance of bees.
Click here to access pdf.

Here is a movie focusing on Bee CCD

Parts of a Germinating Plant

The following is a picture of 3 types of germinating seeds.

Use this picture to identify the parts of the germinating seed you have sketched.

Exit Slip for December 9th - Cuthbert Exit Slip

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Students sketched the growth of their germinating seeds today.  They documented the growth and changes that have occurred since they planted the seeds Tuesday, December 2nd.

Corn Plant 

Bean Plant- cotyledons exposed and split true leaves emerged.

Radish Plant - seed coat split, cotyledon halves exposed and split and true leave forming.

Parts of a seed --> a Plant

Here are some links to help with finding the structure and function of parts of a seed.

Parts of a seed answer key.
Click here to access both corn and bean. 

Colorado State- Garden Notes

Arizona State - Master Gardener

Seed Biology

Seed site

Students creating the Grow Planters for our Botany Unit

Today students put together planters for our radish, corn, bean and Wisconsin Fast Plants.  They will be tracking he growth of the plants and use them to compare and contrast monocot and dicot plants.  

Readings for the Quiz Tomorrow

Intriguing Insects Reading for WOW BUG

Click here to access the reading - Lesson #2

Click here to access Black Worm Reading - Lesson #3

Micro to Macro Reading - "From Seed to Adult Plant and Back"

"From Seed to Adult Plant and Back"

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Reading is on p. 59-63
Click here to access the text questions

Be sure to cover the procedure p. 51-55 on creating the growing systems.