it eats, shoots, and LEAVES

For my observation I collected 13 different species of leaves and noted some of their differences.

1.They are all different colors

2.They all come from different trees

3.They all have different shapes

4.The fresh0cut leaves are the only green ones

5.One of the leaves is long and slender

6.One of the leaves is shaped like an ellipse

7. One of the green leaves has a brown hole through it.

8. There is one leaf that is green, yellow, and red

9. There is one leaf that is slender and maroon

10. When the maroon leaf is flipped over, a black tip at its end is revealed

11. One of the leaves has dirt.

12. The smallest leaf is a green leaf

13. The veins on the green leaf are dark green

14. The veins on the smaller green leaf are yellow

15. The maroon leaf's vein color is crimson

16. The maroon leaf has a white spot

17. The yellow leaf has green spots

18. The yellow leaf has a brownish center

19. The largest leaf has a hole almost to its edge

20. One maroon leaf has yellow spots

21. The maroon leaf has more dirt than any of the other leaves

22. The maroon leaf has no holes

23. The maroon leaf is not the smallest but it is also not the biggest

24. One of the yellow leaves has a maroon0like color

25. The yellow leaf is the least-crunchy dried leaf

Popcorn Differences

For my observation I chose 20 kernels of popped Popcorn and noted the variety that comes from each kernel in the same bag.

Noted Differences:

1. fully yellow vs. white

2. spotted with yellow

3. some have yellow just on the tips

4. yellow ones smell more like butter

5. yellow ones are greasier

6. some are squishier/softer than others

7. some have more kernel residue

8. some are larger

9. some are more like crumbs

10. some taste saltier than others

11. some are in little condensed shapes

12. others are bigger and more spread out

13. some are fat and rounded

14. others are longer and skinnier

15. one looks like it has tread marks

16. one is barely popped, looks deformed

17. another is not popped at all, just a kernel

18. some have more protrusions than others

19. some have flakey kernel pieces sticking out

20. some have bigger craters than others

21. some have more kernel shards than others

22. some are more jagged and angular than other rounded ones

23. some are crunchier when you eat them

24. some are little, others are big

25. some look like they are made up of pieces glued together while others are clearly one piece

For my observation I decided to do leaves. I ended up collecting 21 leaves of the same variety, however, they're all really quite different.

1. Some are spotted.

2. Some have highly visible veins.

3. Some are more glossy than others.

4. Some are broken.

5. Some are covered in dirt.

-David Layton

Post Tailgate Bottle Caps

Cheers.

Five of them are dented 1/3 of the way across the top

where the bottle opener got them.

The Heineken light is fully dented on top

creating a concave depression

The XX has scuff marks all along the rim

of the top

Samuel Adams has a small "2"

engraved on the underside

Pabst Blue Ribbon has a bold black "2 ♥"

on its underside

Bass is gold with a red triangle and

the cursive word "Bass" underlined on its top

The Corona Extra has ruffles that are

bent out of shape at an abnormal area,

making its stamp print asymmetrical

Blue Moon is virtually untouched,

looks just like it did when it left

the factory

The Nectar Ales says "recycle"

Only 2 of the caps have animal representations on them--

the Nectar Ales has a triangular formation of

3 hummingbirds that look like the recycling symbol

and the other cap does not have a name on it--

just a stylized representation of 2 eagles

New Belgium is the warmest-looking out

of all the caps. It is designed with orange

and red, tertiary hues of the colors

New Belgium has a bicycle on it.

4 of the caps have one star on the top

XX has the same coloration as Heineken Beer--

Both are primarily green with a red accent

"If you see a code you've won!

Text code to GREEN or visit Heineken.com"

--this cap has a code

Four of them have "twist off -->" on the rim

Of these four, one was removed with

a bottle opener anyway

When flipped over, one can observe that all of the

underbellies have a different color. Most are a variation of grey,

some are silver, some are cream, one is yellow

The textures of the undersides vary as well.

Some are smooth, others are slightly textured

with ripples

Oddly, many of them have one small,

raised bump on their undersides

Stella Artois has dirt caked on the underside;

surprisingly, none of the others do

The nameless one with the eagles on top

smells fruity and without alcohol

Corona Extra smells the most potently

of beer

Two are clearly foreign, with different languages on the top

Most have a little copyright symbol

somewhere on the top, but Blue Moon

has a trade-marked symbol

Alyssa Hargrave

Grapes

grapes:
1. come in different sizes
2. some are darker than others
3. some have stems
4. some have light speckles
5. some are softer than others
6. some are juicier than others
7. some gathered condensation
8. some were wrinkly
9. some had seeds
10. some were juicy
11. some tasted better
12. some had dirt on them
13. some were connected via a common stem
14. some have "tumors"
15. some are greener on the inside
16. some have rings on the inside
17. some had natural cuts/tears
18. some were symmetrical,
19. others were asymmetrical
20. some have a rough texture
21. some looked like raisins
22. some were flat,
23. others were plump
24. some were in bunches,
25. others alone.


Peter Routzahn

From observing bottle caps...

1. transparency

2. ridges on sides- thickness, length

3. color

4. weight

5. texture

6. height/width

7. logos

8. shape

9. material

10. luster

dried flowers

1. most aren't buds
2. most aren't bloomed
3. most aren't twisted
4. most aren't smooshed
5. most aren't yellower
6. most aren't browner
7. most aren't fringed
8. most aren't immaculate
9. most aren't symmetrical
10. some are