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Final Lab Write Up: Investigation Question
Final Lab Write Up: Investigation Question
Final Lab Write Up: Investigation Question
InvestigationQuestion
Dodifferentsoilsanddifferentamountsofwaterchangethethegrowthof
theplant?
VariablesandControls
Variables:Soil,amountofwateradded,typeofplant
Controls:Amountofsunlight
Materials
Wormsoil
seedstarter
sunlight
water
plantcontainer
plant/seed
Procedure
DifferentSoils
1. Filloneofthetinypotstothetopwithwormsoilandfillanothertiny
pottothetopwithseedstarter
2. Digasmallhole(aboutthesizeofhalfofyourthumb)ineachpot
(bigenoughfortheseedtofitin)
3. Place3cornseedsinsidetheholeinonepotandputanother3corn
seedsinsidetheotherholeintheotherpot
4. Covertheholeswiththeleftoverdirtyoudugouttomakethehole
5. Waterbothpotswith2spoonfullsofwateronceadayandplacepot
nearorundersunlightdependingonhowmuchsunlighttheplant
needs
6. Repeatstep5untilyouseethebudoftheplant
Differentamountsofwater
1. Fillonetinypottothetopwithseedstarterandfillanothertinypotto
thetopwithwormsoil
2. Digasmallholeineachpot(aboutthesizeoftheofhalfofyour
thumb,bigenoughfortheseedtofitin)
3. Place3radishseedsinsidetheholeinoneofthepotsandplace3
radishseedsintheholeintheotherpot
4. Covertheeachholewiththeleftoverdirtyoudugouttomakethe
hole
5. Wateronepotwith3spoonfulsofwaterandwatertheotherpotwith
2spoonfulsofwater
6. Repeatstep5untilyouseethebudsoftheseedgrowing
Whatitshouldlooklike
2spoonfulls
2spoonfulls
WormSoil
(Corn)
SeedStarter
(Corn)
WormSoil
(Radish)
WormSoil
(Radish)
3spoonfulls
2spoonfulls
DataCollection
Thedatawewillcollectishowtheplantgrowsafterwechangetheamount
ofwatergivenandthesoiltype.
Results
Beingtestedtogether
Date:
2/25/16
WormSoil
(corn)
Observations:
hasnt
changed
SeedStarter
(corn)
Observations:
hasnt
changed
Beingtestedtogether
WormSoil
(Radish)
Observations:
hasnt
changed
WormSoil
(Radish)
Observations:
hasnt
changed
2/26/16
lookeda
littledry
looked
dry
looked
dry
looked
dry
looked
exactly
thesame
lookeda
littledry
added2
spoon
fulls
looked
exactly
thesame
lookeda
littledry
added2
spoon
fulls
looked
exactly
thesame
lookeda
littledry
added3
spoon
fulls
lookeda
littledry
looked
exactly
thesame
added2
spoon
fulls
wasdry
fromnot
watering
overthe
weekend
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
isnt
growing
yet
wasa
littledry
fromnot
watering
overthe
weekend
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
isnt
growing
yet
wasdry
fromnot
watering
overthe
weekend
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
isnt
growing
yet
wasnt
dryonly
thetop
wasa
tinybit
dry
hasnt
grown
yet
hasnt
shown
any
signsof
growth
yet
isntdry
we
added
2/29/16
wasdry
fromnot
watering
overthe
weekend
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
isnt
growing
yet
3/1/16
3/2/16
wasnt
dryonly
thetop
wasa
tinybit
dry
hasnt
grown
yet
hasnt
shown
any
signsof
growth
isntdry
we
added
the
wasnt
dryonly
thetop
wasa
tinybit
dry
hasnt
grown
yet
starting
tosprout
roots
isntdry
we
added
the
correct
amount
wasnt
dryonly
thetop
wasa
tinybit
dry
hasnt
grown
yet
hasn't
shown
any
signsof
growth
isnotdry
we
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
toit
the
correct
amount
ofwater
toit
3/3/16
looksthe
same
isnotdry
mightbe
sprouting
butcant
tell
lookeda
littledry
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
ofwater
toit
looksthe
same
isnot
growing
mightbe
sprouting
butcant
tell
lookeda
littledry
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
correct
amount
ofwater
toit
looksthe
same
isnot
growing
mightbe
sprouting
butcant
tell
lookeda
littledry
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
looksthe
same
isnot
growing
3/4/16
is
beginnin
gto
sprout
lookeda
littledry
added
the
correct
amount
ofwater
3/7/16
didnt
waterthe
plants
because
they
were
drenched
andhad
an
uncontrol
lable
amount
ofwater
didnt
waterthe
plants
because
they
were
drenched
andhad
an
uncontrol
lable
amount
ofwater
didnt
waterthe
plants
because
they
were
drenched
andhad
an
uncontrol
lable
amount
ofwater
didnt
waterthe
plants
because
they
were
drenched
andhad
an
uncontrol
lable
amount
ofwater
3/8/16
we
added2
spoonful
ofwater
because
tgt
drenched
yesterda
y
we
added2
spoonful
ofwater
because
itgot
drenched
yesterda
y
wedidnt
water
thisplant
because
seeds
fellout
the
seeds
felloutof
we
added2
spoonful
ofwater
because
itgot
drenched
yesterda
y
4/4/16
mostof
thesoil
spilled
out
yesterda
y
we
added
some
moresoil
insideof
it
because
someof
thesoil
cameout
ofit
notsure
ifthis
oneis
growing
sowe
arejust
goingto
waterit
andgive
itplant
food
Allofthe
dirtcame
outofthe
potalong
withthe
seeds
Didnt
waterit
because
there
was
nothing
towater
Allofthe
dirtcame
outofthe
potalong
withthe
seeds
Didnt
waterit
because
there
was
nothing
towater
thepot
sowe
aregoing
to
discontin
uethe
observati
ons
thisplant
is
growing
verywell
andis
sprouting
sowe
arejust
goingto
waterit
Allofthe
dirtcame
outofthe
potalong
withthe
seeds
Didnt
waterit
because
there
was
nothing
towater
Allofthe
dirtcame
outofthe
potalong
withthe
seeds
Didnt
waterit
because
there
was
nothing
towater