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Odd observation sparks a class experiment
by Mr. Graham / photography Alexis and Chris

22 April 2008

One of the observations we do every year is place celery in water that has been treated with food color so that we can observe the xylemPop-up glossary definition. and how water is pulled up through this tissue to the top of the celery. This year we set up the experiment on a Thursday, but couldn't do our observations on Friday as planned, so the celery spent the weekend unobserved.

When I returned Monday and checked the celery I noticed something odd about the plants. When I asked my students to look at the plants, they also notice. Can you see in the picture below what we thought was a bit strange?


Can you see what we noticed that was odd about our celery?

Read the article by Katie and McKenzie in our Research Center titled "Celery mystery" where they share our discovery and how it lead to our next class experiment.

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Latest experiment completed:
Does food color have an affect on celery freshness?
by Mr. Graham / illustration Ashley R.

Starting Date: 28 April 2008
End Date: 5 May 2008
Current Status: Experiment complete, students working on data

Cartoon celery. This experiment was triggered by a discovery made when we we're trying to observe the xylemPop-up glossary definition. in celery. Katie and McKenzie explain what happened in their article "Celery mystery."

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Mixing art and science produces interesting results:
Mixing art and science produces interesting results:
by Mr. Graham with Animated GIFS by students

27 December 2007
Final gifs added to complete our collection

Our eyes can fool us, and one of the most popular ways in which we enjoy being fooled is seeing still images come to life. As we explore how our eyes bring movies to life you'll be able to enjoy our short animated gifs.

Still image of girl. When clicked he girl's head falls off and she puts it back on.

Click on the picture above to open our animated gif gallery.

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Latest experiment completed:
Does cooled microwaved water affect algae growth?
by Mr. Graham

Setup Started: 30 April 2007
Starting Date: 30 April 2007
Current Status: Completed 30 May 2007, Week 5

Cartoon algae.Our latest experiment involves microwaved water and algae growth. For more information use the directory link blow.

Annotated directory for this experiment

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