Materials:

- Laptop
- Used for data recording and final forming of the IA
- Scale
- Used to measure the dry weight of each plant in order to help determine the rate of
growth
- Pisum sativum (Avola) seeds
- The seeds that I will use due to their compact growth pattern and low maintenance needs
- Soil
- The type of soil isn’t necessarily important because the manipulated variable will be
added by me to the different test subjects
- Bone Meal
- This is a common way of adding different levels of phosphorus to soil, the Bone meal
will be measured out by me and added to the soil in different amounts in order to test the
difference of rate of growth in the plants.
- Containers with enough room to accommodate the large amount of plants I will be growing

-All of these materials will be provided by me and do not need to be bought by the school-

Procedures:

Many questions have been asked like mine and my methodology is similar to those who have explored
ideas adjacent to my own. This includes the buying of recreational materials such as soil, however I will
be adjusting the soil by diluting bone meal which is a great form of phosphorus by myself to fit my
experimental needs. My methodology is effective because rather than trying to find three different types
of soil all with different levels of phosphorus, I am doing it myself. This is beneficial and avoids
discrepancies in data because by using the same original soil and diluting it myself I don’t need to be
concerned about the three soils potentially having different levels of other nutrients such as nitrogen and
potassium. Therefore by also keeping all of the plants in the same controlled environment, I can be sure
that any changes in the rate of growth will be due to the differing levels of phosphorus rather than external
changes such as other nutrients and materials in the soil.

Method:

1. Measure out and weigh an equal amount of soil

2. Dilute phosphorus solution (bone meal) with one being diluted the most, one less and one left
undiluted
3. Place the plants in the soil containers with an equal amounts of plants in each sample of soil
(level of phosphorus)
4. Place in a controlled environment with equal amounts of sunlight, water, and a stable temperature
(℃)
5. Regularly measure the dry weight of each group of plants in the different soils, as well as take
pictures of the plants with me in them, as well as count the number of leafs on each plant
6. Collect data every week until sufficient and begin calculating the rate of growth between the
groups of plants, and growth of leaves in the different sets of soil in order to determine the level
of phosphorus that increases the rate of growth
7. Analyze data, calculate the final growth rates, amount of leaves, and find the final volume of all
the plants and compare it to the volume at the beginning of the growth period
8. Growth rates and weight and leaf number will be placed into graphs in order to accurately
compare the data
9. Compile data into a defined statement either proving or disproving my hypothesis

-There are no safety nor ethical risks, and no human consent forms are required-