Arctic Adventure
December 7th-8th, windy and colder
Dear Diary:
Today I have wandered off for search of some plants. Every step I took away from the sun it gets colder and more winder. I keep on walking and walking and then suddenly I see this yellow patch swaying around from side to side. I ran as fast as I could towards it and I saw a plant. I studied it for hours and I even cut a little bit off to take back for a sample. I walked back to the research station and studied more then I finally figured it out, it was called Carnivorous sundew. It has a sticky fluid at the base of the sundews that attracts insects.
The word "carnivorous" means something that eats meat. Normally, plants get their food from the soil, but these sundews are special and get their nitrogen and other nutrients from the bodies of the insects that land in them. This lets the sundew still grow when there's not much nutrients in the soil like in the Arctic. What an interesting and strange plant! I've never seen anything like it in Australia! I wondered what other plants are out there and what are their special features. It was getting late so I went to bed.
What will I see next time? I can't wait to find out!
[Marked by Alex 09/12 Excellent work, a FANTASTIC start to the holiday homework! 9 out of 10]
Dear Diary:
Today I have wandered off for search of some plants. Every step I took away from the sun it gets colder and more winder. I keep on walking and walking and then suddenly I see this yellow patch swaying around from side to side. I ran as fast as I could towards it and I saw a plant. I studied it for hours and I even cut a little bit off to take back for a sample. I walked back to the research station and studied more then I finally figured it out, it was called Carnivorous sundew. It has a sticky fluid at the base of the sundews that attracts insects.
The word "carnivorous" means something that eats meat. Normally, plants get their food from the soil, but these sundews are special and get their nitrogen and other nutrients from the bodies of the insects that land in them. This lets the sundew still grow when there's not much nutrients in the soil like in the Arctic. What an interesting and strange plant! I've never seen anything like it in Australia! I wondered what other plants are out there and what are their special features. It was getting late so I went to bed.
What will I see next time? I can't wait to find out!
[Marked by Alex 09/12 Excellent work, a FANTASTIC start to the holiday homework! 9 out of 10]