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Table of Contents

Question, Hypothesis, and Statement of purpose 2 Research Report 3 Methodology.4 Observations. 5 Results. 6 Conclusions 7 Bibliography.. 8

Question

How will coffee, coffee beans and coffee grounds effect plant growth?

Hypothesis

The coffee will effect plant growth, but not as much as the coffee grounds will. Coffee grounds will effect plant growth the most. Coffee beans will effect plant growth the least.

Statement of Purpose

To determine whether caffeine effects plant growth.

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Have you ever poured or dumped coffee into your plants? I have always pondered whether coffee affects plant growth so I decided to test it. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks all around the world. Plants respond differently than humans to most things so would plants be affected in the same way we are? The coffee will effect plant growth but not as much as coffee grounds will Coffee grounds will effect plant growth the most. Coffee beans will affect plant growth the least. My project is to determine whether coffee effects plant growth. The world runs on coffee. All around the world, you will find people looking forward to enjoying their morning cup of joe. Coffee is so popular as a beverage that our consumption of it is said to account for a third of our total consumption of free tap water. It is the stimulating effect of caffeine in coffee that gets us going for the day. That is probably what appeals to most people about coffee and there is little doubt that the caffeine is a mildly addictive drug. So is it just caffeine in the coffee that has hooked us on it, there is more to the taste of coffee than that of the caffeine; by itself coffee is tasteless and colorless. I have found that coffee affects humans but will it affect plants in the same way. Nobody has any doubt that coffee affects plants, but how that is the question. Many people dump their left over coffee, coffee grounds and coffee beans into their plants; some say their plants die others say they flourish. Nobody knows whether caffeine helps the growth in plants, because the role of caffeine is debatable. Apart from caffeine, there are few other elements, such as potassium, and phosphorus that plays a part in helping plants to grow. We may never know exactly what in the coffee makes the plants grow but we will know if it does affect the growth by making the plant grow bigger faster. Coffee is very affective to many things. My project is just to find out how it affects one of those things. We know for sure it affects humans. We will never know what in coffee has the effect. My research on coffee helped me understand that its not only caffeine in the coffee that affects plants but its also the other things in it. Your ordinary beverage might not be as ordinary as you though.

Methodology

Materials

Liquid coffee Coffee beans Coffee grounds Tablespoon Four identical potted plants Composition book Tap water Paper cups (optional) Ruler (optional)

Procedures

1. Buy the plants at a store 2. Ground coffee beans and use it to make coffee 3. Mix two tablespoons of: used coffee ground into the first plant, coffee into the second plant, and coffee beans to the third plant 4. Mix them in with the soil already in the plants 5. Dont add anything to the fourth plant 6. Add water the next day (how much water varies on what plant) 7. Check growth the next day and then every week and chart results into your journal 8. If you want to be absolutely precise measure the plant length and width with a ruler every time you check and take pictures before and after

Observations

Results
I saw that the plant that had coffee and the plant that had coffee grounds wilted on the day after I added the coffee form to them. I think this is because the coffee and coffee grounds were hot and the liquid from them could have burned the plant. I checked once a week and every time found little growth in the coffee grounds and coffee, but found growth in the coffee beans and normal plants.

After several weeks of checking my plants, I saw that the coffee beans had grown the most in length and width. I think the normal plant grew the second most. The third most was the coffee grounds. The fourth being coffee.

Conclusion

I disproved my hypothesis, I thought coffee grounds would grow the most, coffee would grow the second most, and coffee beans the least. Ive still learned a lot from this project even though I disproved my hypothesis.

If I had to do this project again I would take pictures and measure the plant right after I bought them and I would measure them every day with a ruler. I would also get two different plants to see if coffee would affect them in the same way.

Bibliography

Helmenstine, Anne Marie. Caffeine Chemistry. Chemistry-periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help. Website 15 Dec.2010. http://chemistry.about.com/od/moleculescompounds/a/caffeine.htm.

The effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth EzineArticles Submission Submit Your Best Quality Original Article For Massive Exposure, Ezine Publishers Get 25 Free Article Reprints. N.P n.d Web 29 Dec 2010 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Effect-of-Caffeine-on-Plant-Growth&id=150892