(February 11, 2012)
        My very own experiment is still going strong. I started off in the lab all by myself! Amanda had a lot of other things to finish up so she let me do my experiment in the other lab. I did the exact same measuring and mixing as last week, except this time we added sunflower seeds to the millet (to then mix in with the substrate). I cleaned up the hood, and then we labeled and organized the tools. We also were able to observe last week's experiment. It is beautiful - so strong, white, and bacteria free! We flipped them and they should be ready in a couple of days to dry out and get tested.

       It was so interesting and exciting to work all by myself in the lab. Of course, I could go and ask Amanda anything if I had questions, but I was comfortable with the procedure and knew what to do. Other workers came in and out of the lab, too. I definitely feel like part of the team now.