Bottle Biology

by WISCONSIN FAST PLANTS PROGRAM-PLANT PATHOLOG

• ISBN13: 9780757500947
• ISBN10: 0757500943
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2010-12-16
• Publisher: Kendall-Hunt

Table of Contents

Introduction: Discover the world in a bottle	vii
Bottle Biology Tips	viii
What you will find in a Chapter	ix
Bottle Basics: Collecting, cleaning and cutting	1	(12)
Bottle Biology Tool Kit	2	(1)
Collecting Bottles	3	(1)
Removing Labels	3	(1)
Cutting Bottles	4	(1)
Building Blocks	5	(2)
Making Holes	7	(2)
Joining Bottles	9	(1)
Hanging Bottles	10	(1)
Film Cans	10	(1)
Fast Plants	11	(1)
Scientific and lab supply companies	11	(2)
Decomposition Column: When is the end a beginning?	13	(12)
Build a Decomposition Column	14	(3)
Rot Race: A decomposition experiment	17	(1)
What is All That Rot?: The microbiology of decomposition	18	(2)
Worm Composting: Never underestimate the power of a worm	20	(1)
Build a Worm Column	21	(4)
Kimchee: Does fermentation lead to good taste?	25	(10)
Build a Fermentation Chamber	26	(2)
Acids and Bases: Make your own pH indicator	28	(1)
What Does the Salt Do? Osmosis and density changes in kimchee	29	(2)
Good Bug, Bad Rap: An introduction to fermentation	31	(4)
Soil Meditations: What goes on under your feet?	35	(14)
Build a Sedimentation Bottle	36	(3)
Build a Soil Column	39	(3)
Film Can Mysteries: How dense is dirt?	42	(2)
Cooking with Soils: Experiment with plant nutrition	44	(1)
What is Soil?: Exploring texture and water holding capacity	45	(4)
Predator-Prey Column: Who eats whom?	49	(12)
Build a Fruit Fly Trap	50	(3)
Build a Predator-Prey Column	53	(1)
Carnivorous Plants	54	(3)
Praying Mantis	57	(2)
Spiders	59	(2)
TerrAqua Column: What is the land-water connection?	61	(12)
Build a TerrAqua Column	62	(2)
Science Exploration Map	64	(3)
Salt Pollution: Does salt affect plant growth?	67	(2)
Water Cycle Column: Is rain pure?	69	(1)
Build a Water Cycle Column	70	(3)
Ecocolumn: Model your own ecosystem	73	(14)
Build an Ecocolumn Column	74	(5)
Niche Kit: What makes a home?	79	(2)
Tropical Forest Ecocolumn: What is tropical?	81	(6)
Hanging Bottles	87	(4)
Hanging Decomposition Bottle	88	(1)
Hanging TerrAqua Column	89	(1)
Hanging Ecocolumn	90	(1)
Science in a Film Can: Big science in a small space	91	(6)
Film Can Germination: What makes a seed sprout?	92	(1)
Film Can Gravitropism: Does a plant know which way is up?	93	(1)
Film Can Phototropism: Do plants prefer colors?	94	(1)
Film Can Bioassay: How much is too much?	95	(2)
Gardening Systems: How does a garden grow?	97	(12)
Film Can Wickpots	100	(1)
Bottle Base Reservoir	101	(1)
Build a Plant Lighthouse	102	(1)
Bottle Cap Gardens	103	(1)
Film Can Garden	104	(1)
Grow Bucket	105	(4)
Bottle Instruments and Devices	109	(10)
Film Can Hand Lens	109	(1)
Terrarium	110	(1)
Aquarium	111	(1)
Bottle Microscope	112	(2)
Film Can Microscope	114	(1)
Bottle Balance	115	(1)
Bottle Timer	116	(1)
Tweezers	117	(1)
Water Bottle	117	(1)
Graduated Cylinder and Funnel	117	(1)
Film Can Flashlight	118	(1)
Twine Dispenser	118	(1)
Index	119