Slide 1: Mallory- Our experiment was an opportunity to see if we could

use caffeine to water a plant, rather than just water. We used caffeine,
distilled water, and celsius to water our plants. We believed that if we gave
a plant coffee,another plant celsius, and another plant water, the plant that
received caffeine would grow the most. For our experiment we measured
the growth and watered 3 days a week.

Slide 2: Keira- Data Table - Day 1 we immediately saw growth in

the plant that was being given water. The other plants receiving caffeine
showed no growth. This trend continued throughout our experiment. Day 5
we ended with 5.5 cm of growth on the water plant, and still no growth on
plants being watered with different types of caffeine.

Slide 3: Keira- Graph - Our graph shows the growth of our plants
over a period of time, while measuring the growth 3 times a week. As
shown, the plants that received caffeinated drinks instead of water had no
growth.

Slide 5: Mallory-

What happened?
In our experiment we found that caffeine caused our seeds to remain in
dormancy. There was no growth for our caffeine variables. The only growth
that occurred was our constant (water).

Was the hypothesis correct?

Our hypothesis was incorrect, we hypothesized that the plants receiving the
most caffeine would grow the most. But with the data we recorded there
was no growth for any of the caffeine variables.

Slide 6: Mallory -

The sources of error in our experiment were to cover the top of our
variables we used for this experiment (coffee and celsius). Moreso the
energy drink (Celcius) to keep the carbonation from going flat. Since we
didn’t cover the top, that might’ve took control over the experiment and
caused it to have no effect on our plant. .We also could have had particles
in our celsius and coffee that caused the seed to stay in dormancy.

Slide 7: Mallory-

If we were to do this experiment again we would do a few things differently.

First of all we would cover the top of the variables to keep the carbonation
and caffeine trapped in the container. Caffeine is known to easily cause
errors in experiments, so the best idea would be to use different variables.
With different variables we will not have to worry about as many possible
errors. Possible variables would be detergent or soap.

Slide 8: Keira - Pictures - The plants that did grow, grew slowly. Not
all of the plants we watered with water grew, and the ones that did didn’t
grow very tall. The plants that were watered with caffeine and celsius
showed no growth.

Slide 9: Mallory- We drink caffeine everyday, whether its an energy

drink or coffee. We found that it would be interesting to incorporate things
we use in our everyday life to botany. Caffeine is a stimulant, and we
believed that watering plants with caffeine would cause the plants to
energize, more so have rapid growth. When it comes to caffeine as a
fertilizer, studies suggested that it would have positive effects on plant
growth. Caffeine produces nitrogen, which is an essential nutrient for
plants, so with that information we believed it would act as a natural
fertilizer, promoting leaf expansion and overall improve plant health.