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(Title)
TITLE:
GrassvsFertilizer
PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Thisiswhereyouexplainwhatyouobservedthatledtothequestion
(althoughIamprovidingthequestion):
Howmuchfertilizerdoyouneedto
growgrass?
Thisistheplacetoexplainwhatyouaretryingtofindoutorwhatyouare
goingtodointhelab.
Iamtryingtogrowgrassfaster,Byusingbluelightand25intensity,
temperature25,lowConc.
Includeanyimportantbackgroundinformationaboutthevariablesinvolved
thatyoulearnedfromresearch:
ILearnthatgrassdoesn'ttakealongtimeto
growbutididntknowhowmuchwatertoaddanddoihavetoaddwater
everydayortwiceaweek.
Throughpriorknowledgeofthescientificequationonphotosynthesis(Light+CO
+
2
H
O),IknewthatinordertogrowaplantthatIneededtheseelements.Throughthe
2
useofaphotosynthesissimulatoritbecameapparentthattemperatureandlight
intensitymatteredaswell(seeControlgroup).Itwastheseobservationsthatledmeto
wonderifaddinganothervariablewouldmakemyplantgrowfasterthanthesimulation.
Asaresult,forthisexperimentIwillbeattemptingtoconcludewhetherornotClubsoda
addedtoOreganomakesitgrowfaster.
HYPOTHESIS:
Goodqualitygoodseeddesignedfortheareaitwillbegrown.
Picksunny,shadeorasun/shadeblend.Yournewseedswillneedwater,soil,
lightandfertilizer.Sunlightalsohelpsthegrassgrow
.
Controlgroup:Bluelight
color,25intensity,LowConc,Temperature25
Experimentalgroups:Grassgrowfasterwhenfertilizerisusedbutwaterand
sunshinealsohelpsthegrassgrowfaster.
MATERIALS:
soil
Fertilizer
variable
labels
7mLofwatereveryday
exceptontheweekends
EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
Iplantedgrass,iaddedwatereverydayexceptontheweekend.Iaddedabout
7mLofwater.Afteracoupleofweekthegrassgrew.
RESULTS/DATA:
(minimumof5sentences)
Besuretoaccuratelyrecordyourobservations/datainachartortable.
DAY
2/26
2/29
3/1
3/2
3/5
3/8
3/10
CONTRO
L
GROWTH
(mm)
planted
Ex.1
1.5
2.7
5.5
5.9
6.4
Ex.2
Ex.3
DAY
GROWTH 5.4m
(mm)
m
2
9.5mm
14.0mm 18mm
23mm
28mm
32mm
Provideaverbaldescriptionofyourdata.
Igrewgrass,ihaditatbluelightandat25intensityandlowconc,25temperature.after
aweekor2itgrewabout5.4mm.Thegraphaboveshowshowmuchtheplantsgrew
afteraweekor2.
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Listallvariablesandexplainwhatyourcontrolwas.
Container,soil,fertilizer,7mmofwater.Mycontrolwasifigrewmygrassat25intensity
andbluelightitwillgrowfaster.
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CONCLUSION:
(minimumof10sentences)
EXPLAIN:
Whatyoudidintheexperiment:
Iplantedgrassittookabouta
weekor2togrow.Igaveit7mlofwatereverydayexceptonthe
weekend.
Whatyouobserved(trends/patternsinyourdatathatsupportedor
didnotsupportyourhypothesis)CLAIMS,EVIDENCE&
REASONING:
Controlgroup:Bluelightcolor,25intensity,Low
Conc,Temperature25
Experimentalgroups:Grassgrowfasterwhenfertilizerisused
butwaterandsunshinealsohelpsthegrassgrowfaster.
Whatyoulearnedfromthelab:
Ilearnthatgrassneedsmore
fertilizerbecausethefirsttimeiaddedfertilizerionlyaddedLittle
afterweeksiaddedmorefertilizerandthegrassstartedtogrow.
Ifyouthinkitwasafairtest(i.e.wasthereanythingthatmay
haveimpactedtheaccuracyofyourresults)
Questionsforfurtherresearchandinvestigation
Application:Canyouthinkofananalogoussituationthatappliesto
reallife?