What do you wonder?

The Rieke Elementary School student have a lot of questions as they explore, interact, and learn about the world around them. When they have a wonder, they can submit it to the Wonder Tree and earn a bud with their name on it. These questions are then added to the Wonder Wall for students to pick and conduct research to try to find an answer to the question. When they return their research sheet, they earn a leaf for the tree.

Let's watch the Wonder Tree bloom and grow!


Monday, September 16, 2013

Why are stems green?
4th grade

Wonder Quest - returned 9/28/13
Guess:  Because nutrients from the Earth are brown and sunlight is yellow and they go through the plant stems.  Brown and yellow = green
Method of research:  online search of an encyclopedia
Researched answer:  Like leaves, plant stems can contain chloroplasts which look like flat green disks under a microscope.  So stems that are green are converting sunlight into energy for the plant.
1st grade