How Our Garden Grows

             




             Over the past few weeks 4-2 collards have grown tremendously. From a tinny little seed they have blossomed into beautiful luscious leaves. They have transformed from a little seedling into a ready to harvest vegetable. However, we had a little help from sun to start of a cycle known non other then photosynthesis. Thanks to the sun trickling down its golden rays the light dependent reactions could occur. This when the energy is taken from the sun's rays and converted into oxygen, NADPH, and ATP. All this happens in the thylakode membrane. After all that the plant is not even close to being down. The calvin cycle still needs to occur. This is when six carbon molecules are combined with 5 carbon molecules to produce twelve 3 carbon molecule. Then, energy from ATP and energy from high energy electrons from NADPH are used to convert the tweleve 3-carbon molecules into high energy forms. Two of these 3-carbon molecules are used to make a 6-carbon sugar. The 10 remaining molecules are converted back into six 5-carbon molecules, which are used in the next cycle. Now the cells inside the plant need to go through a process called mitosis. Can be divided into 5 main stages. The first stage in prophase. this is when chromatin condenses into chromosomes and the centrioles separate. Next, metaphase has to occur. This is when all of the chromosomes line up across the cell. Now that the chromosomes are lined up anaphase can occur. This is when the sister chromatids separate into individual chromosomes and are moved apart. Now that the chromosomes have been moved apart they can now gather at each end of the cell, this process is called telophase. The last step has to occur so the daughter cell has an identical set of duplicate chromosomes. This is how how 4-2 collards have been able to grow from little seedlings into a beautiful leaves. 

Patricia Silva With the Story of the Seed Project

Patricia Silva learned how the collard seeds go through cellular respiration, mitosis, and photosynthesis. Playing funny games with the group and planting the seed for the first time in the rows of the planting boxes. The thing that had grossed her out was the mold from the paper towel with the seeds that were being fed lemonade. Patricia was surprised when the group's seeds stopped growing, but then realized that we haven't been feeding them water after the experiment was finished. During the lab we tested growing seeds with lemonade, water, and a mixture of both. In the end, the seeds that were being fed water did not grown. The group of seeds that were fed water grew the most, and were on track in terms of growing. Finally the seeds that were fed a mixture of both water and lemonade grew slowly, but barely grew. Next semester Patricia will be looking forward to see the collards fully blossomed and see what projects and assignments that we will be able to do. And this was an interview with Patricia about group 4-2's story of the seed project.

Story Of The Seed Interview With Abbie Meyer

 The intelligent Abbie Meyer  in story of the seed group 4-2 collards learned exactly how plants grow daily  and how cellular respiration and mitosis works on plants. Making funny jokes with her story of the seed team has gave her a nice memorable laugh.The disgusting mold on the napkin really grossed her out,especially when she accidentally touched it. Abbie was really surprised when one of our group of seeds didn't grow, so we had to replant the seed. The seeds with the mixture didn't really grow as the seed with just lemon juice. This project was a big experience that she will remember forever. Abbie is looking really looking forward to be able to see the beautiful collards grow, and see how good it will taste in a yummy salad! Abbie Meyer is always going to remember her story of the seed group 4-2. And this has been a interview with the amazing Abbie Meyer. Go collards!

Story Of The Seed With Billy Markham

        Billy, a highly motivated contributor to the 4-2 group, has had a great time working with his fellow contributors. He especially enjoyed being able to post and upload pictures of his groups work from just about anywhere. Billy also had a great time when we were able to water and plant our collards in the garden. However, Billy was not one for posting his work at home. He found it difficult to sometime sit down and write about our collards. However, Billy persevered on and has been a great addition to our story of the seed group.  Billy's favorite part about working with the collards is when he learned about how every second million upon millions of cells are going through transcription and producing strands of RNA to help in the process of protein; or going through the process of mitosis when the cell lines up all of its chromosomes and gets ready to split away to become an entirely different new cell. As a result, Billy looks forward to when he will be able to plant again and sample the fruits of our groups labor. 

Seed Stories with Lauren Woolner

     Lauren, a solid hard working member of story of the seed group 4-2, had a great experience working in the garden and on the collard colony blog site. She enjoyed working with others and contributing to the growth of all of ms. Bursch's classes. She also enjoyed working on the new Mac Book Airs and posting on the blog. Using technology for learning and working daily, was a new experience for Lauren and also something to look forward to. However, she didn't enjoy working a ton with the plants. Getting and down dirty is not Lauren's thing. Lauren has pulled a lot out of learning about and planting the classes plants. She realized in each plant their are billions of processes going on every second like making proteins through transcription and translation or creating sugar and oxygen through photosynthesis. In all she has thoroughly enjoyed working in our group nurturing our plants. She says she will want to get the chance to try her collards when they are fully grown and ready to be consumed

How Does Your Garden Grow

       From planting collars on a napkin to now in a garden, I have seen a big difference. From a tiny seed to now a half grown plant. The water and sunlight have really helped our collards grow. The sunlight helped our collards grow through photosynthesis. The cells in our plant are going through mitosis. The glucose from the plant was used for cellar respiration producing ATP, energy molecules.
ATP molecules help growth in our collards, also to keep them healthy and alive. Thanks to photosynthesis, mitosis, and cellular respiration it has helped our collards stay alive and healthy and look beautiful like they do to this day.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Over the weeks story of the seed group 4-2 has been growing collards. From a seed they blossomed almost into full grown and beautiful collards. Once a week we would water the plants (not to mention that the rain helped water them as as well. Every time we visit our collards we could observe the amount of growth.  Every day it would have enough sun in order to have photosynthesis.  The collards are taking in sunlight that goes through many stages. The first stage is light dependent reactions, which takes place in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts, that is when the energy captured from the sunlight is converted into ATP, NADPH and oxygen. Those are then use in the second stage called the calvin cycle, which takes place in the stoma of the chloroplasts. This is when they use ATP and NADPH to make high energy sugars. Not only that, but going through cellular respiration to which is when the collards which is when the energy is released from the plant by breaking down food molecules.  Finally Mitosis also known as cell division helped our collards grow. In Mitosis there are 5 stages, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, and Cytokinesis, to split cells.  Prophase, the first stage, chromosomes become visible, the centrioles separate and go to both sides of the nucleus. Then the spindle helps take apart the chromosome, and this leads up to Metaphase. Metaphase is when the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell, and the microtubules attach to them. Then in Anaphase, the centromeres detach from the sister chromatids and then become individual chromosomes. After Anaphase, Telophase starts when the chromosomes disappear and a nuclear envelope starts to cover the chromosomes. Finally Cytokinesis finishes it up with 2 nuclei and duplicate chromosomes and puts the rest of the cell together. All in all, these three things have helped our collards become healthy and beautiful.

Below is a picture of them currently.

How Our Garden Grows

       Since being first watered on a napkin, our collards have been growing and reproducing. The cells of our plants are constantly going through mitosis. The sun and the rain as well as our house watering have fead them through photosynthesis turning CO2 and H2O into glucose and oxygen.

       The enzymes would be made in the plant by the nucleus getting a signal to release the wanted gene for Transcription. The DNA is then subscribed into a RNA strand or the mRNA. The mRNA goes into the cytoplasm and goes to a ribosome. The ribosome then translate nucleotides into amino acids. The amino acids then form the wanted codon pattern. The polypeptide chain will then be folded and then the enzyme is ready to work in the plant.

4-2 Present day collards

How our collards have

                       Over the past few weeks 4-2 collards have grown tremendously. From a tinny little seed they have blossomed into beautiful luscious leaves. They have transformed from a little seedling into a ready to harvest vegetable. However, we had a little help from sun to start of a cycle known non other then photosynthesis. Thanks to the sun trickling down its golden rays the light dependent reactions could occur. This when the energy is taken from the sun's rays and converted into oxygen, NADPH, and ATP. All this happens in the thylakode membrane. After all that the plant is not even close to being down. The calvin cycle still needs to occur. This is when six carbon molecules are combined with 5 carbon molecules to produce twelve 3 carbon molecule. Then, energy from ATP and energy from high energy electrons from NADPH are used to convert the tweleve 3-carbon molecules into high energy forms. Two of these 3-carbon molecules are used to make a 6-carbon sugar. The 10 remaining molecules are converted back into six 5-carbon molecules, which are used in the next cycle.