Plants In Action!
by Max Meizlik and Seamus Finn
Mr. Cadalzo's class has been learning about plants! We are growing mustard plants in our classroom.
We learned plants grow up towards the light and plants help keep the air clean. We are learning about the life cycle of plants. It starts as a seed, grows roots, then grows a stem and leaves. After that, the flower turns into a fruit, and then the fruit drops the seeds.
We built this fun contraption to plant the seeds in so they get watered. We filled a box with water and sliced slits in the top cover. Then we used absorbent paper that sucked up the water and took it to the top of the container and to the plants' roots. We planted the seeds in dirt. We are putting water in the soil to get to the roots, too. We use sticks with names on them to keep track of who the owners are.
Our plants are growing really fast. Mr. Cadalzo says that our plants are the growing the fastest he has seen in his third grade classes. Our plants like to wrap around poles. Some of the plants have flowers and fruits already. Some of them are about to reach the top and hit the light!
We hope you get to grow plants in your class sometime, too! AWESOME!!!!!
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Thoughts and Discussion:
47 thoughts have been posted so far.- What did you like?
- What did you learn?
- What questions do you have?
Jillian said on April 22, 2015:wow so cool
max m. said on March 16, 2015:we have 45 thoughts how much more can we get
eden said on February 5, 2015:i loved it love eden
ava z. said on February 3, 2015:you guys did a great gob
Nychole said on January 31, 2015:Great article
seamus said on January 29, 2015:I made a lot of stories
Seamus said on January 29, 2015:40 now with my comment 41!
ava z said on January 26, 2015:my plant is amazing
max m said on January 16, 2015:I have 38 coments
Nychole k. said on December 12, 2014:Nice pictures!!!!!!!!
cecilia said on December 4, 2014:those plants look like there supper happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. DelMonaco said on December 3, 2014:Great job Max and Seamus. It sounds like you all learned a lot and enjoyed growing your plants!!
Jai R. said on December 3, 2014:that is such a good idea we also grew plants to it was fun
Ayami said on December 3, 2014:Great story Max and Seamus!!!
christina said on December 1, 2014:we grew plants too it was fun
Emily L!!!!!!!!!! said on November 23, 2014:Great job. In Mr.D's class we also grew plants exept we already finished tat unite.
David D said on November 20, 2014:I love your story Max and Seamus.:-)
wes nick and david d said on November 20, 2014:awesome writing max and seamus
Orion [Seamus' brother] said on November 20, 2014:I liked your story a lot Max and Seamus!And I like the pictures too!
Stella said on November 19, 2014:Wow! This is really cool! I remember doing that in third grade Mr. Delmanico's class.
Max F. said on November 18, 2014:I love the story Max and Seamus!!
Alan (Max's dad) said on November 18, 2014:Very cool Max and Seamus. They look amazing. In the springtime I will rely on your expertise to help us plant a garden.
Phoebe said on November 18, 2014:Dear Max, I love your article. It was wonderful. I loved it.
Toby ( nana t) said on November 18, 2014:Great article ... I will take this advice and try to grow some herbs inside my apartment..
Thank you Max and Seamus.
Grandpa Leon said on November 18, 2014:Wow Max. I'm so impressed by your knowledge of science and nature. You have educated me in the process as well. Keep up the good work.
Aunt Shelby (Max's Aunt) said on November 17, 2014:Wow I'm so impressed! What a great way to learn about nature. Love it and looks like fun.
Phoebe said on November 17, 2014:Dear Max, I love your article. It was wonderful. I loved it.
sorin said on November 17, 2014:you both worked so hard on it at Edgewood news club!
Corey (Max's mom) said on November 17, 2014:Great article guys! So proud of you. Can we eat or season with the mustard leaves? Will they taste like mustard?
Ella said on November 17, 2014:I love your story Max and Seamus! I like how you described the life cycle of a plant. I think that its fun having plants too.
Max M. said on November 17, 2014:I thought so too
Seamus said on November 15, 2014:It was really fun doing the stuff.
Mr. Finn said on November 14, 2014:Excellent story. I cannot wait to see how high the plants can grow. How tall do you think they can grow?
Seamus' Mom said on November 14, 2014:It is wonderful to read about how your class is growing these mustard plaints. What a contraption you have built. Way to go! I learned a lot about your class activities and about plants from this piece.
Seamus' Grandma said on November 14, 2014:What a great way to enjoy nature and to participate in the cycle of life.
Mrs. Abbe said on November 13, 2014:Wow what a great article! I am impressed by how quickly your plants are growing. Maybe you can come share your knowledge with the Green Team!! :) Great job Mr. Cadalzo's class!
David H. said on November 13, 2014:Good job Seamus and Max!I love your story
sorin said on November 13, 2014:I LOVE IT. you did a great job
Max said on November 13, 2014:Thanks Seamus for the comment you're a good partner too.
Alexander said on November 13, 2014:very good Seamus and Max great way to explain what we did.
Seamus said on November 13, 2014:I think we did awesome.I like the pictures a lot! Max is a great partner.
Elizabeth said on November 12, 2014:I like how you put it hope you get to grow plants in your classroom at the end of the article.
Wesleigh said on November 12, 2014:Great job Seamus and Max! I'm excited to see our plants grow big and tall!
nicholas said on November 12, 2014:it was so good Seamus and Max that was a great way to explain what we did.
Ella's mom said on November 12, 2014:Thanks, for sharing Max and Seamus. After reading this, I feel much better informed about the project and what you are learning. I especially liked the second paragraph and the close-up photo of the yellow flower.
Mrs. Cestaro said on November 12, 2014:Great job (as usual), Seamus! Our class plants are really feeling our class love!!! Keep up the good work and soon we'll have a complete flower shop. Great planting!
Mr. Cadalzo said on November 12, 2014:I'm so glad our plants are growing well this year! It's fun to see the complete life cycle from seed to seed, and we're almost there! It almost makes dissecting the dead bees, gluing them to sticks, and pollinating the flowers worthwhile! :-) Great job, Seamus and Max, with the story! I love how you told what we are doing, and you got some great pictures, too!
