I will understand structure and function in living systems. I will understand how organisms respond to environmental stimuli. I will understand and explain the concepts of form and function; how things change and how they stay the same; and cause and effect. I will be able to use evidence from reliable sources to develop descriptions, explanations, and models. I will be able to gather information from multiple sources. I will be able to represent data in multiple ways. I will be able to support my argument with evidence. I will be able to communicate in a form that is appropriate for the audience and the purpose. I have a cousin that has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). This was the result of my aunt drinking alcohol when she was pregnant. I also see commercial on TV telling women not to drink alcohol and not to smoke cigarette when they are pregnant. They say it is harmful to the baby. Well my research is to find out if Alcohol and tobacco will hurt a plant embryo in the same way that they hurt the human embryo. Delayed Development or Intellectual Impairment Reduced growth before or after birth Small Head & Eyes Thin Upper Lips Flat Cheekbones Narrow, Small Eye openings Small Jaw Holes between the two sides of the heart Decreased joint movement At first I thought that if I soaked lima beans in any kind of liquid the bean would grow. I used: 15 lima beans 3 clear jar (for germinating) 20 plastic cups ½ cup of water (usual liquid use to germinate a seed) ½ cup of milk (the best drink for someone that is pregnant) ½ cup of rum ½ cup of beer ½ cup of cigarette smoke water (smoke extracted by Dr. Logan in her lab) 3 sheets of paper towel (to line the 3 jars for germinating beans) labels (to identify what bean was soaked in which liquid) marker or pen (to write on the label) The experiment was tried 3 times to see if I would get the same result. I took 5 plastic cups and placed 3 lima beans in each cup. I marked each cup with one of the liquid I was using and in the marked cup I put the liquid that I wrote on it. So, I filled 1 cup with ½ cup of water, 1 cup with ½ of milk, 1 cup with ½ of rum, 1 cup with ½ cup of beer, and 1 cup with the cigarette water. Next I left the beans soaking for 24 hours (1 day). I started at 8 O'clock in the morning so at 8 O'clock the next morning the seeds were ready to germinate. I folded each sheet of the paper towel in 3 so that none of it hung out. Next I wet each paper towel with water. After that I put one sheet of paper towel in each jar so that it stuck to the wall. I labeled each jar with the name of the 5 liquids that I used. I took one of the lima beans from each liquid and place it between the wet paper towel and the jar next to the label that said the liquid. Each jar is checked everyday for growth and recorded on a chart. previous page next page   [ Back to TOC | Acknowledgements | Bibliography ] All articles and images displayed on this web site are copyright © of their respective authors and artists. No text, graphic or part thereof may be copied, reproduced, transmitted or distributed in any form without the written permission of the author or artist. All other content, design and intellectual property of this web site is copyright © Arium Foundation Inc. 1998-2004