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HOWTOGROWPLANTSTHEFASTEST

TITLE:
Provideatitlethatisadescriptionofyourexperiment
Thetitleshouldclearlyidentifytheexperimentsvariables(independent&
dependent)

PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Thisiswhereyouexplainwhatyouobservedthatledtothequestion
(althoughIamprovidingthequestion).
Thisistheplacetoexplainwhatyouaretryingtofindoutorwhatyouare
goingtodointhelab.
Includeanyimportantbackgroundinformationaboutthevariablesinvolved
thatyoulearnedfromresearch

HYPOTHESIS:
Ifthenbecause...
(1sentence)
IfIgrowaplantunderwhitelightwithanintensityat50degreesandtemperatureat25
degreesCelsius,andalsohaveexperimentalplantswithfoodcoloring,coffee,sugar
andfertilizerthantheresttheonewithmorefertilizerwillgrowthefastest.

MATERIALS:
Sugar,Controlled,Foodcoloring,coffee,andmorningstar
1squeezeoffooddie,1pinchofsugar,1pinchorcoffee,and1mlofwater

EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
Listandnumbereachstep.
Usecompletesentences(beginwithacapitalletteranduseendpunctuation).
Shouldbeclearenoughforsomeoneelsetouseasinstructionsforrepeating
yourexperiment.

RESULTS/DATA:
(minimumof5sentences)
Besuretoaccuratelyrecordyourobservations/datainachartortable.

DAY

GROWTH
(mm)

DAY

GROWTH
(mm)

Createagraphtoprovideavisualofyourdata.

Provideaverbaldescriptionofyourdata.
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Listallvariablesandexplainwhatyourcontrolwas.
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CONCLUSION:

(minimumof10sentences)
EXPLAIN:
Whatyoudidintheexperiment
Whatyouobserved(trends/patternsinyourdatathatsupportedor
didnotsupportyourhypothesis)CLAIMS,EVIDENCE&
REASONING
Whatyoulearnedfromthelab
Ifyouthinkitwasafairtest(i.e.wasthereanythingthatmay
haveimpactedtheaccuracyofyourresults)
Questionsforfurtherresearchandinvestigation
Application:Canyouthinkofananalogoussituationthatappliesto
reallife?

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