Mung Beans

A Science Experiment

Campillan, Roshell Ann

Garcia, Beatriz Marie
Octaviano, Cassandra
ABSTRACT
• The objective of this experiment is to
determine the effect of the different
amounts of water and type of soil on
plant growth. The experiment will be
carried out by watering monggo beans
with different amount of water, placing
them in different type of soil and
observing their rate of growth.
HYPOTHESIS
• It is hypothesized that the
plants grow in a fertile soil
with enough heat of the
sun and average amount
of water. The greater the
amount of water, the
faster the growth.
BACKGROUND
The sun provides warmth and energy for plants to survive.
Not enough sun will slow down a plant’s growth and even kill. Too
much sun can be a problem too, if the plant and soil are drying out
too quickly. (Wickham, 2018)
Water is an extremely important factor essential for the
survival of plants and has the same function in plants as blood in
animals. Plants also use water to maintain their temperature. Water
keeps plants turgid and helps them maintain their structure and
rigidity. Lack of sufficient water causes droopiness or wilting in
plants. However, excess water can also cause wilting. (Brown, 2015)
Plants cannot grow in infertile soil because there are no
nutrients for the plant to feed on so there is nothing to promote
growth and maintenance of the plants. Each soil type differs in its
nutrient content and water-retention capacity. (Becker, 2014)
SCIENTIFIC TERMS
•Turgid
•Rigidity
•Water-retention
•Wilting/Droopiness
Materials
• 6 Plastic Cups
• 1 Packet of Monggo Seeds
• Soil (Loam, Clay, and Sand)
• Tap Water
• Measuring cup
• Ruler
• Marker
PROCEDURE
1. The independent variable in this
experiment is the type of soil used and the
amount of water used everyday – 20 ml
once and twice a day. The dependent
variable is the growth of the plant in each
type of soil. The constant (control variables)
are the environment that the plants are
kept in (temperature, light and humidity),
the species of plant used and the size of the
pot.
PROCEDURE Cont.
2. Fill the six pots with same amount of
soil. Fill two pots with a loam type of soil.
Another two with clay type of soil and
another two, a sandy type of soil.
Then place the twenty mung seeds in each
pot of different soils. (Incase other seeds
do not germinate. Remove any unwanted
plants once germination has occurred).
PROCEDURE Cont.
3. Use the marker to label the six pots as “once” or
“twice”.

4. Water the pots labelled “once” once day, and the

pots labelled “twice” two times day, using the 20 ml
water.

5. Check whether there is a sprout that appeared in the

three kinds of soil on the 7th day.
 OBSERVATION
• Plants that are planted in the loam soil
have grown while the seeds planted in
the clay soil and sandy soil, have not
grown even a bit. Another observation
is that even if you water the seeds once
or twice with sandy and clay type of
soil nothing will sprout or the seeds will
not grow while in the loam soil the one
watered twice grown to be the tallest
compared to the one watered once a
day.
Plant Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

*Loam A 0.7 1.56 2.91 3.52 4.15 4.82 5.63

(watered-
once)

*Loam B 1.12 2.73 3.84 4.88 5.66 6.94 8.12

(watered-
twice)

Sandy A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(watered-
once)

Sandy B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(watered-
twice)
PLANT Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

Clay A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(watered-
once)

Clay B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(watered-
twice)
 CONCLUSION
• The experimental data and analysed
results support our hypothesis that
Plants will grow in a fertile soil because
there are nutrients for the plant to feed
on so there is the promotion of growth
and maintenance of the plants. Also,
the greater the amount of water, the
faster the growth rate, but only up to a
certain point. If too much water is given
to the plants, their growth rate fell.