Students in the environmental-science program at McIntosh Middle School recently visited Selby Gardens for hands-on botanical research experiments. The students compared soil samples to measure for organic versus inorganic matter and used a turkey baster and a sieve to examine the tanks of bromeliads for microorganisms. They discovered that household plants often house living animals.
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May 21: Daily Headlines Video
05/21/13
Top Stories: 182 Manatee teachers lose jobs; Sarasota woman arrested for defrauding employer; Commission approves second phase of bayfront mooring project; Whitney Beach receives award -
Sarasota woman arrested for stealing from employer
05/21/13
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman for defrauding her Tampa employer of more than $56,000. -
Commission approves second phase of bayfront mooring project
05/21/13
Commissioners also voted to uphold a maintenance-dredging ordinance but requested a report on ways to improve the ordinance.
