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PhotosynthesisLabofCoffee,Fertilizer,andClubSoda
PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Wonderinghowtogrowplantsfaster,wenoticedthattherearelotsofvariables
thatcanaffectthegrowthofplantsonthe
stimulation
sowethoughtofsomeother
variablesthatcouldmakeplantsgrowinashorteramountoftime.Webeganto
researchandfoundsomefactorsthatcouldbenefitthegrowthofplantsandhadsome
backgroundknowledgeonhowcoffeebeansandfertilizerarepackedwithnutrients.
HYPOTHESIS:
IfweplantedfourseedsofSweetPeaflowers,(oneofthemarefertilized,
anotheronewaswithcoffeegrounds,thethirdseedwaswateredwithclubsodaand
thelastonewasoutcontrol)thenwethinkthattheonewithcoffeegroundswillgrow
first,thefertilizedseedstogrowsecond,theonewateredwithclubsodathird,andthe
controltogrowtheslowestbecausefertilizerandcoffeegroundshavetonsofnutrients
inthemandthatsupportsthegrowthoflivingthings.
MATERIALS
:
SweetPeaseeds
Dirt
Containersfordirt
Labels
Water
Clubsoda
Coffeegrounds
Fertilizer
measuringglass
Ruler
Stick
Twistywires
EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
1. Takeapinchofseedsandplaceditinthedirt
2. Wateriteverydaywith10mLofwaterandwatertheclubsodaonewith
10mLofclubsoda.
3. Measuretheplantswitharuler
4. Iftheplantstartstogrowtootallandstarttocollaspe,useawireandtieit
toastick.
RESULTS/DATA:
Atfirst,whenweplantedtheseedsonthe28thofFeburary,theplantsdidnt
managetogrowandsproutuntiltheMarch7th.Onlytheseedthatwaswateredwith
clubsodagrewbyitselfuntilthe9thofMarch,whentheseedwithcoffeegrounds
startedtogrow.Theykeptgrowinguntilwestoppedkeepingtrackofthemeasurements
onMarch17th.
DAY
GROWTH
(mm)
2/28
2/29
3/1
3/7
3/8
planted
Club
Soda:
15
Club
Soda:
17.5
3/9
3/10
club
soda:
26cm
coffee
:
8cm
club
soda:
26cm
coffee
8cm
314
315
Club
club
soda:
soda:
31cm
31cm
Coffee: Coffee
18cm 24.5cm
316
317
club
soda:
33cm
coffee
24cm
club
soda:
34cm
coffee
25cm
Thegraphshowshowmuchfoursweetpeaplantsgrew.Theplantwiththeclub
sodagrewthehighestandtheonewiththecoffeegroundswastheonethatgrewthe
secondhighest.Theonewithfertilizerandcontrolsdidnotmanagegrowatall.
CONCLUSION:
Weplanted4seedsofsweetpeasandchangedthevariablesfor3ofthem.We
wateredandmeasuredthefourplantsalmosteveryday.Wethoughtthattheonewith
fertilizerwouldgrowthefastestandtallestbutaccordingtoourobservationsanddata,
theplantwithclubsodagrewthetallestintheshortestamountoftime.Welearnedthat
clubsodaismoreeffectivetoaplantsgrowththanfertilizerandcoffeegrounds.Club
sodaismostlymadeofcarbondioxideandplantsneedcarbondioxidetogrowanddo
photosynthesis.Wethinkthatitwasnotacompletelyfairtestbecausewewere
carelesssometimesandwateredalittlemoreorlessthan10mLaday.Somethingwe
tookawayfromthisandsomethingwecoulduseinreallifeisthattherearemanyways
andopportunitiestothepathofsucessandsomemighttakeshorterthanothersbut
thatdoesn'tmeanweshouldbeenviousandjelousoftheirgoodfortunebecauseinthe
end,wecouldallbebeautifulandhappyplants.Wewonderedwhyourplantwith
fertilizerandwhyourcontrolplantdidn'tgrowyet.Wealsolearnedthatifyouwantedto
growsomeplantsathomethenyoucanputclubsodaandcoffeegroundsinitsothey
growfaster.Andfinally,wewonderedifthesevariablesgivethesameresultsonother
typesofplantsinsteadofsweetpeaflowerstoo.