Science Quest Fall 2006

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Science QuestFall 2006

• Hampton Park Group

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What we learned about

• Plants
• Bugs
• Infrared
• Acids and Bases
• The ocean
• Our trip to the Zoo!

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Plants

• We performed an experiment to test what color
  light makes plants grow the best?
• We learned that there are different wavelengths
  for different colors
• We learned that the colors we see are what are
  the wavelengths reflected from an object

• We found that plants grew best in clear sunlight,
  followed closely by red. The worst color to grow
  plants in was green.

Plants in here!
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BUGS!!!!

• We caught and observed live bugs
• We talked about what makes bugs important
• They are a valuable part of the food chain
• They help decompose trees and other plants so
  that the soils get more nutrients
• We talked about how different bugs can do many
  different things and live in different places.
  We learned that these are called niches

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Infrared

• Infrared is the heat that is given off of
  different objects
• Not all objects give off the same heat not even
  on the same body!!
• We can leave behind heat with our feet!
• Some animals such as snakes use infrared to see
  and find food! Very cool!

My nose is a different color!
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Acids and Bases

• We learned about acids and bases and tested the
  pH of different liquids like orange juice, pop
  and bleach
• We talked about what it means to have different
  liquids with different pH levels
• How does this effect living creatures?
• What happens when pollution changes the pH in
  different environments like the ocean?
• We learned about how corals die because of ocean
  acidification. What about other animals?

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The Ocean

• We talked more about the ocean and how important
  it is to the Earth
• It covers 70 of the Earth!
• We learned about how scientists study the ocean-
  we even got to try on scuba gear and look at
  whale bones!!

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The Zoo!

• For our last day at Science Quest, we took a
  field trip to the zoo
• Some of us had never been to the zoo before and
  others had been a lot
• We got to see some incredible animals like
  elephants, reptiles, bears and primates! It was
  so cool!

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Science Quest

• Meet the Group!

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My best friend Ellyse is my neighbor and we live
by a creek. I remember when there was this huge
and I mean huge crawfish which jumped up and
Ellyse started screaming. I am very fascinated
with animals and especially fish. I wont explain
where the creek is for it would be out of the
secret. My fascination of animals leads to me
liking science. Also, it leads to me liking
Science Quest. My only pet is a fish and my
brother, when I was younger, used to catch little
lizards and some times snakes. They were all very
cool.
Me and Science

Joanne
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What I Learned

• I learned a lot about plants and what they need.
• We also learned about how bugs survive.
• Science Quest has been a lot and there still is
  more!

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Infrared Me
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BreJon
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BreJo'n
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Quinton
There Is No I In Team

• In Science Quest I have been doing experiments.
  It is a lot of fun there. I would like to go back
  there next time. I have learned how to do
  different experiments. When I grow up I would
  like to play in the N.B.A.

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• What I liked at the Zoo was the Spider Crab. I
  liked the Spider Crab because It is big and it
  looks like a spider. I like crabs because they
  taste good.

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PLANTS
Ellyse
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What I like to do

• I like to go to a creek at the end of our street.
  I spend most of my day talking with my
  brother,playing with my dogs,or doing things with
  my friends. I dont have any hobbies but I am
  thinking of getting one.

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What I do at Science Quest

• I do plant experiments such as trying to see what
  plants can grow better with. I cant wait to find
  out what other things were going to learn here!