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TITLE:
Provideatitlethatisadescriptionofyourexperiment
Thetitleshouldclearlyidentifytheexperimentsvariables(independent&
dependent)
PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Throughoutmyexperimentonphotosynthesis(light+CO
+H
0).Iknewthatinorderto
2
2
growaplantIneededtheseelements.Throughthephotosynthesissimulatoritbecame
apparentthattemperatureandlightintensitymatteredthemost(seeControlgroup).It
wastheseobservationsthatledmetowonderthatifIaddedanothervariablewould
makemyplantgrowfasterthanthesimulation.Asaresult,forthisexperimentIwillbe
attemptingtoconcludewhetherornotFertilizeaddedtograsswouldmakeitgrow
faster.
HYPOTHESIS:
Ifthenbecause...
(1sentence)
Ifigrowgrassthenputwaterandfertilizetotheplantitwillgrowfasterbecausewater
andfertilizemakesplantsgrowfaster.
MATERIALS:
soil
4(2*2)cans
water
inorganicfertilize
labels
EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
2/26
plantedgrassseedsin4differentplots(2x2)
put10mlofwaterontocontrolgroup
put10mlof(inorganicfertilize)toexperimental
2/29
put15mlofwater
putapinchoffertilize
3/1
put15mlofwater
3/2
put15mlofwaterandfertilize
3/3
put15mlofwaterandfertilize
3/4
put15mlofwaterandfertilize
3/7
put15mlofwaterandfertilize
3/8
putwater,fertilizeand
3/9
putwater
3/10growingplantsallover
3/14wateredplantandputgreentea
3/15wateredplantandputgreentea
3/16wateredplantandputgreen.
DAY
2/26
2/29
3/1
3/2
3/3
3/4
3/7
planted
Ex.1
12
25
30
Ex.2
Ex.3
DAY
3/9
3/10
3/14
3/15
3/16
GROWTH
(mm)
35
control
GROWTH
(mm)
Mydatashowshowmuchmycontrol(water)plantgrowmorethantheotherplantsdid.
Soitgiveananswerthatwateristhebestthingtogrowaplantwithanditwillgiveyou
goodresultsback.
Myvariablesweregreentea,fertilize,clubsoda,andthecontroliswater.
CONCLUSION:
(minimumof10sentences)
Inmyexperiment,Iwantedtoseeifgrasswouldgrowbetterwitheitherclub
soda,fertilize,greentea,orjustwaterbyitself.
Iobservedthatgrassgrewbetterwithfertilizeandwaterandthatanyotherplantswill
diewithanyharmfulchemicalsaddedtoit.Thegraphaboveshowshowmuchthe
grassgrewwithfertilizeandwateraddedtoit.
Ilearntthatgrassoranyplantwillgrowbetterwithfertilizethananythingelse.Iwould
saythatthelightintensityaffectedthewaymyplantgrew,andrate.
TheonlyquestionthatIhaveiswhatmakesgrassgrowfasterandhealthyandjust
foundoutthatonlythreethingsareneededforhealthiergrassandtheseare:nitrogen,
potassium,andphosphates.
MaybewhenIgrowmyowngarden,IcanusetheskillsthatIlearnttomygarden.