Article: Bulbs need to be 'tricked' into believing they have survived winter in order to start flowering. This means they need to experience a sustained cold environment whilst they are dormant. The ones you buy commercially are likely to have been chilled for you. If you are supplying your own bulbs, you'll need to recreate this cold environment yourself. You can place the bulbs in a fridge salad drawer, but keep them well away from fruit, especially apples, because they emit gases that will inhibit the bulbs' later flowering. You can also try using a cool cellar if you can achieve an ideal temperature of between 30 and 50 F. Your bulbs need to stay at this cool temperature for around 4 months. Not all commercially purchased tulips will stand forcing. Check the label when you are shopping for bulbs. As a general rule, shorter tulip varieties tend to do better than taller varieties when forced. The essential thing is to select good healthy bulbs that are large and firm. Reject any bulbs that seem rather small or are soft or mushy. After chilling or purchase, store your bulbs in a cool dry and dark place until you are ready to force them. You don't want your bulbs to dry out completely, so keep them out of drafts. Inside a paper bag in a cool cupboard is ideal. You don't always have to get a specially designed vase to force tulips. The most important thing to remember is that the bulb should not touch the water, otherwise it will rot. The bulb does need to sit right above the water though, so the roots can grow down into it. You can get special glassware vases for forcing bulbs in garden stores or online. You can try filling a receptacle, like a tall vase, with a few handfuls of decorative pebbles or glass beads. Then fill with the vase water. The bulb should sit on top of the stones but still not touch the water. The bulb roots will need a few inches of water to grow down into. If you're improvising with your own vessel, just remember that the tulip needs to sit above the water but shouldn't touch it. Fill your receptacle with a few handfuls of pebbles or glass beads. Top it up with cool water and place the tulip bulb on top. The pointed part of the tulip bulb should point upwards. The base of the bulb should not touch the water, but the water should be just a few millimeters below the bulb. It's fine to force several bulbs in the same vase, but avoid the bulbs touching in case one rots and spreads the infection to its neighbor. Remember, bulbs may swell during forcing, so give them about an inch of space each.
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Trick the bulbs using a cold environment to make them flower. Pick large, firm bulbs of short tulip varieties to have the best chance of flowering. Store bulbs in a cool, dry, dark place after the chilling process. Choose a properly-sized vase. Try the alternative stone-filled vase method. Place your bulb on top without touching the water.

Problem: Article: There are so many to choose from, so start thinking now. Themes that you might like to make use of include: Haunted theme Ghostly theme Horror theme Fairytale theme Pumpkin theme (everything orange!) Graveyard theme Costume theme (anything goes) A theme from a spooky book you love Before you hit any store, create a list that sets out: Decorations you'd like to have Types of food Music Prizes and games (optional) Movies (optional) Other ideas This will give you an idea of numbers and the space and food needed. If you have a specific theme (like movies), you may want to limit your number so you don't end up with 12 Freddie Kruegers. If the party is in your house, limit it to a number you can handle. After all, you're the host -- the party blunders (and successes) lie on your shoulders. Use your chosen theme to guide the invitation creation. Set the time, date, and give any details about what to wear, bring, etc. Send these out about two weeks prior to the party. For some invitation ideas: Grab some black construction paper, a template off the internet, and design and cut out a witch's hat. To write in the necessary details, use a white or silver gel pen. If a witch's hat isn't your cup o' tea, cut out pumpkins, ghosts, tombstones, or black cats out of construction paper instead. If you put it in an envelope, add in some Halloween-themed confetti for an extra touch. Buy a bunch of small pumpkins or gourds from your local grocery store or farmer's market. In permanent marker, draw a funny face on the front and have the details on the back. Be sure to let it dry though! Otherwise you risk everything smearing.
Summary: Consider the style of Halloween party that interests you. Write down your ideas. Consider the people you'd like to invite. Prepare invitations.

"Showing your work" is usually required on written math tests. Writing out each step when solving a problem is also a way to help you understand each part of the process required. Writing out steps is a good habit to pick up and maintain. Also, when you're doing practice problems or taking notes, write out each step. You'll be glad you did when it comes time for applying steps on the test! Give problem sets careful attention, and do more for practice, if you need it. Even when you've found the solution to a math problem, you may not be finished. Take the solution and plug it back into the original problem to see if it's the correct answer. Word problems are applied math, where you're given a situation and have to find the right way to solve an associated problem. Since you have to both understand the situation and the necessary math concepts, this type of problem can be especially tricky. Read through the entire problem before you begin to solve it. Make sure you understand the situation and what math techniques you'll need to use. Some problems may have associated graphs, charts, or tables. Make sure to read those carefully, too. Select the numbers you'll need to use to solve the problem. Keep in mind that some word problems might have unneeded details designed to make you use your understanding of what you need to solve it. After you've solved the problem, make sure to check your work steps and see whether your answer makes sense in its size and is in the correct units, etc. Your teacher assigns a certain number of problems for homework, but if you don't feel like you fully understand, you might need to study more problems. Look for extra practice sets in your textbook or online, and try some of those until you feel more confident. Often times, the answers to all the odd-numbered problems are in the back of the book. Do the odd-numbered problem, check your answer, and, once you're confident you know how to do it, then do the even-numbered problem next to it. If you're anxious about taking an exam, do one or more practice ones ahead of time. Try to recreate the test environment--keep your study room quiet, and avoid interruptions. Check your work after taking the practice test, and study more if you need it. Ask your teacher if there are practice versions of tests you can use for study.
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Write out complete solutions, even for practice and homework. Check your work once you're finished. Give word problems extra attention. Do your homework, then do more for practice. Try a practice test. Take advantage of extra help from a teacher or tutor, if you can.