HOWTOGROWPLANTSTHEFASTEST

TITLE:
Provideatitlethatisadescriptionofyourexperiment
Thetitleshouldclearlyidentifytheexperimentsvariables(independent&
dependent)

OurHybridPlants
PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Thisiswhereyouexplainwhatyouobservedthatledtothequestion
(althoughIamprovidingthequestion).
Thisistheplacetoexplainwhatyouaretryingtofindoutorwhatyouare
goingtodointhelab.
Includeanyimportantbackgroundinformationaboutthevariablesinvolved
thatyoulearnedfromresearch
Withourpriorknowledge,weputourButterflyHybridMixunderwhitelight.
Wewillalsouseinorganic
fertilizer
becauseorganicisishardertomanage
andtheydontprovidealotofnutrientsthatinorganicdoes.Alsoyouneedto
givethemfertilizerquiteoftensowe

willaddapinchoffertilizerevery
ThursdayandMonday.Wealsowillgiveit10mlofwatereveryMonday,
Wednesday,andFridaybecauseyouwanttowateritoftenbutnoteveryday.

HYPOTHESIS:
Ifthenbecause...
(1sentence)
Thisisacause/effectstatementwhatareyougoingtodo?
Thisisapredictionofwhattheexpectedoutcomeofthelabwillbe.
Relatethehypothesistothepurpose/problemofthelab.
Trytofocusyourhypothesisontheinformation/researchyoucollected.

IfwegrowourButterflyHybridMixunderwhitelightwithwaterbecausewhitelight
workedbetterthananyotherlightinoursimulatorthenmyexperimentalgroupwill
bethesamethingbutwithfertilizerwhichwewilladdapinchofeveryMondayand
Thursdaythen10mlofwatereveryMonday,Wednesday,andFriday.

MATERIALS:

ButterflyHybridMix
10mlwater(Monday,Wednesday,Friday)
Fertilizer
WhiteLight

EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
2/26:Planted
2/2728:Weekend(nothingdone)
2/29:Added10mlofwater
3/1:Nowater
3/2:Water10ml
3/3:Fertilizer
3/4:Water10ml
3/56:Weekend(nothingdone)
3/7:Water10mlandfertilizer
3/8:Water10ml
3/9:Water10ml
3/10:Fertilizer

3/11:HalfDay(nothing)
3/1213:Weekend(nothing)
3/14:Water10mlandFertilizer

RESULTS/DATA:
(minimumof5sentences)
Besuretoaccuratelyrecordyourobservations/datainachartortable.

DAY

2/26

2/29

3/1

3/2

3/3

3/4

3/7

GROWTH planted
(mm)

Ex.1

Ex.2

Ex.3

DAY

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

3/14

3/15

3/16

GROWTH
(mm)

Ex.1

Ex.2

Ex.3

Provideaverbaldescriptionofyourdata.
OurgraphiscalledControl,Experimental1(mm),Experimental2(mm)and
Experimental3(mm).OntheyaxisitsGrowth(mm)andonthexaxisitsDates.From
2/27/2016to3/14/2016ourplanthasnotgrown

Listallvariablesandexplainwhatyourcontrolwas.
theyaxisisgrowth(mm)
thexaxisisdates

CONCLUSION:

(minimumof10sentences)

Inourconclusion,wegrewaButterflyHybridMixunderwhitelightwithwaterbecause
whitelightworkedbetterthananyotherlightinoursimulator.Thenourexperimental
groupwasbethesamething.WeaddedapinchoffertilizereveryMondayandThursday
and10mlofwatereveryMonday,Wednesday,andFriday.Thishypothesisdidnotwork
becauseourplanthadnotgrownonebit.Welearned(fromlookingatotherpeoples
experiment)thatusingOJorCoffeeandetcworkedalotbetterthendoingjustwater.I
thinkthiswasafairtestbecausewechoosetousewaterandnothingelsebutIthink
peoplehadbeenwateringourplantonmistakeinotherhoursbecausewewouldput
waterinitandacoupleofdayslateritwouldbesoakingwetstilllikesomeonehadbeen
wateringit.Wedonthaveanyfurtherquestionstothisexperiment.Wecouldusethis
informationwhenmyfamilyandIgrowourgarden/flowersinthesummer.

EXPLAIN:
Whatyoudidintheexperiment
DONE
Whatyouobserved(trends/patternsinyourdatathatsupportedor
didnotsupportyourhypothesis)CLAIMS,EVIDENCE&
REASONING
DONE
Whatyoulearndfromthelab
DONE

 Ifyouthinkitwasafairtest(i.e.wasthereanythingthatmay
haveimpactedtheaccuracyofyourresults)
DONE
Questionsforfurtherresearchandinvestigation
DONE
Application:Canyouthinkofananalogoussituationthatappliesto
reallife?
DONE