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Christine, Antonia M., Tabitha , Antonia S. - Ms. Desiree

Google search link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl1dV1s1A6M

Which direction is your investigation heading? Please begin to talk with each other to help narrow your problem and possible action. - Ms. Jane

(This is what we are planing to do) Antonia M. is in a group of people who go places and plant flowers and other plants. We are planning to have Antonia S.'s dad make bracelets for us to sell. (he already said he would). Maybe we could make some sort of baked good to sell to make even more money my mom makes cookies and things for the embassy. I think she would be willing to help us. Christine knows an Orphanage and she is going to ask if we can go and plant some seeds with the children there. Then we will go to an Orphanage, and we will plants some seeds (with the children), then we will hang out with the children. Someone please say if I missed something. -Tabitha

Hi, talking about that, tomorrow I'll ask my grandma for more details because I'll see her. Well, our problem is that orphans are not always happy with their lifes, and sometimes, poor orphanages don't have green parts which make the children not really being connected to nature. So, we're planning to plant a beautiful garden including flowers, plants, pebbles, small trees, maybe some fruits and vegetables,etc. for them to have a healthier life, maybe better opportunities in life, a better attitude towards life, and they will know that people care for them. I hope it will work!!!! -Antonia M.
 * Oh, and something really IMPORTANT!! Does it need to be an orphanage or can it be a preschool?? Because my mom knows one that is in front of the school and it is really poor. Thanks and please reply!!!!!!!!!!!!! **

Good to see you have lots of ideas - but we must define the problem clearly and have some good initial research to back this problem, before we think about the action. - Ms. Jane

I would prefer if it was an orphanage, but a poor preschool is okay. As long as the teachers or the principal are willing to find some spare time so the children can take care of the plants. I think I know the preschool you are talking about. If you come to school from the oval can you see it? Does it have a little picture of a teddy bear? What is the one you're mom knows called? On Friday NEXT week I will ask my Organic Farming teacher which plants don't really use much water, how long they take to grow, if they grow a lot of fruits, or vegetables, also which plants are very cheap. I think you should ask your Grandma what plants she thinks don't really use much water, how long does it take for them to grow, if they grow a lot of fruits, or vegetables, also which plants are very cheap. We need to make sure everyone stays happy. I'm happy, but other people might not be. -Tabitha

I have received a notice that Christine has entered the wiki, but I'm not sure where - can anyone help? - Ms. Jane - OK found it - Christine - you have written a discussion post and not edited this main page. - See me tomorrow (Tuesday) and we will sort it out.

Hey guys! When are we going to meet? The idea was on thursday..is everyone free that day? And are we getting the soil? We have to find the orphanage we are going to help! My grandma and Antonia M's grandma are in a gardening club, and there is free fertilizer at starbucks. -Antonia S

SLOW DOWN - you have a long way to go before you begin any action!! - Ms. Jane It's lovely that you are so enthusiastic, but we need to research this pro perly.

I thought we were going to meet on Thursday too. We will need to at some point talk to both of your Grandmas. We should also talk to my Organic Farming teacher. We need more options of orphanages. Ms. Desiree is going to find out a little bit more about the orphanage that she told us about. How long does the fertilizer from Starbuck's last? We need to know if the orphanages that Antonia M. and Ms. Desiree know will let us go and plant a garden. - Tabitha

Good thoughts Tabitha - but please let me check your problem, CI and concepts before you go any further. (P10-13 in your journal) - Ms. Jane. You also need to do some background research to establish that your problem is a problem.

4-18-12 We need to remember to do important things before OR after I go to my sister's graduation. Reminder: I am going in ABOUT three weeks. We need to think of our Central Idea, and our lines of Inquiry. When do we need to turn in our exhibition journal things, so Ms. Jane can check it? So, our problem is that some orphans aren't growing up in a healthy environment. So, what sort of plants do we need. I'm interviewing my Organic Farming teacher NEXT Friday because we don't have after school activities for the rest of the week. Also, is someone going to interview one of the school gardeners? We could interview our gardeners that work at are house too, like Christine said today. We need to ask for permission, so we can sell the bracelets in school. Were we also going to see if we could sell them outside of school? Were we going to make some food to sell too? If we were going to plant artichokes we would need to have a plant that has already started growing. Each plant grows 12 artichokes. Are we planning to plant trees? If so we could plant apple, pear, plum, fig, peach, or medlar trees. The website said those trees produce good results. I don't think we should plant many trees if we do plant some trees. We might want to plant beans if we want to give them some shade. They might take a while to grow though. I think that blueberries might look nice. The website says they need acidic soil, so we could water it with a little orange juice. My sister is doing an experiment, and she is watering it with JUST orange juice. It isn't growing. If we water the plants with a little orange juice and more water than orange juice it SHOULD be okay. I don't know so maybe we shouldn't try it. Currents might be nice because they like to be in **FULL** sun, **BUT** they //**CAN** be in a **LITTLE**// shade. They also produce berries for twenty years IF you buy and plant a current that is two years old. It also says they are really easy to look after. I think potatoes are good. I am growing little potatoes, but they produce several potatoes. All you need is a pot or patch of dirt (patches of dirt are preferred if they are regular sized potatoes) and you need to water them like a cup a day. (a drinking cup.) We might do raspberries. If we grow raspberries the orphanage **MUST** have a wire fence //**OR**// a pole we can use to grow the raspberries. Raspberries might not be a good idea then. Strawberries sound perfect! They can grow in a range of different types of soil. They __//**CAN'T**//__ be over watered. I think a (drinking) cup again will be fine as long as the cup isn't really tall. The strawberries also like to be planted in **FULL** sun, but they don't like to be in the wind. So, we have to make sure there is no, or little wind in the orphanage yard. (soon to be garden space) Strawberry plants are healthy plants in about two years. They start producing fruit in five or six years. Never mind the 'Strawberries sound perfect!' we won't be able to have the children show us the fruit. I won't be able to go back in five or six years! Here is the website I used. (The one we were using in class too.) You might have to copy paste it into the address bar. Or maybe you will be able to just click on it I'm not sure. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/ - Tabitha

We found some flowers that we want to do. We want to do painted tongue because we though that they looked pretty. Other plants we are interested in are Venus fly-traps, Mustard, Fern (Tabitha might donate some of her fern), Cotton, Alfalfa, Radish, Elephants ear (We both can probably donate it),Beets, Carrots, Garlic, Peanut, Strawberries,Ice plant, etc. -Antonia S and Tabitha

Hi everybody!!! I'm on board!!!! I sent you guys an email...let me know when you get the chance to read it. Tomorrow we should have a more productive meeting... See you tomorrow! Ms. Desiree

My dad says he doesn't know if an Elephant Ear can be taken, planted somewhere else, and it will grow.-Tabitha