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HOWTOGROWPLANTSTHEFASTEST

PhotosynthesisLabofCoffee,Fertilizer,andClubSoda

PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Wonderinghowtogrowplantsfaster,wenoticedthattherearelotsofvariables
thatcanaffectthegrowthofplantsonthe
stimulation
sowethoughtofsomeother
variablesthatcouldmakeplantsgrowinashorteramountoftime.Webeganto
researchandfoundsomefactorsthatcouldbenefitthegrowthofplantsandhadsome
backgroundknowledgeonhowcoffeebeansandfertilizerarepackedwithnutrients.

HYPOTHESIS:
IfweplantedfourseedsofSweetPeaflowers,(oneofthemarefertilized,
anotheronewaswithcoffeegrounds,thethirdseedwaswateredwithclubsodaand
thelastonewasoutcontrol)thenwethinkthattheonewithcoffeegroundswillgrow
first,thefertilizedseedstogrowsecond,theonewateredwithclubsodathird,andthe
controltogrowtheslowestbecausefertilizerandcoffeegroundshavetonsofnutrients
inthemandthatsupportsthegrowthoflivingthings.

MATERIALS
:
SweetPeaseeds
Dirt
Containersfordirt
Labels
Water
Clubsoda
Coffeegrounds
Fertilizer
measuringglass
Ruler
Stick
Twistywires

EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
1. Takeapinchofseedsandplaceditinthedirt
2. Wateriteverydaywith10mLofwaterandwatertheclubsodaonewith
10mLofclubsoda.
3. Measuretheplantswitharuler
4. Iftheplantstartstogrowtootallandstarttocollaspe,useawireandtieit
toastick.

RESULTS/DATA:
Atfirst,whenweplantedtheseedsonthe28thofFeburary,theplantsdidnt
managetogrowandsproutuntiltheMarch7th.Onlytheseedthatwaswateredwith
clubsodagrewbyitselfuntilthe9thofMarch,whentheseedwithcoffeegrounds
startedtogrow.Theykeptgrowinguntilwestoppedkeepingtrackofthemeasurements
onMarch17th.

DAY
GROWTH
(mm)

2/28

2/29

3/1

3/7

3/8

planted

Club
Soda:
15

Club
Soda:
17.5

3/9

3/10

club
soda:
26cm
coffee
:
8cm

club
soda:
26cm
coffee
8cm

314

315

Club
club
soda:
soda:
31cm
31cm
Coffee: Coffee
18cm 24.5cm

316

317

club
soda:
33cm
coffee
24cm

club
soda:
34cm
coffee
25cm

Thegraphshowshowmuchfoursweetpeaplantsgrew.Theplantwiththeclub
sodagrewthehighestandtheonewiththecoffeegroundswastheonethatgrewthe
secondhighest.Theonewithfertilizerandcontrolsdidnotmanagegrowatall.

CONCLUSION:
Weplanted4seedsofsweetpeasandchangedthevariablesfor3ofthem.We
wateredandmeasuredthefourplantsalmosteveryday.Wethoughtthattheonewith
fertilizerwouldgrowthefastestandtallestbutaccordingtoourobservationsanddata,
theplantwithclubsodagrewthetallestintheshortestamountoftime.Welearnedthat
clubsodaismoreeffectivetoaplantsgrowththanfertilizerandcoffeegrounds.Club
sodaismostlymadeofcarbondioxideandplantsneedcarbondioxidetogrowanddo
photosynthesis.Wethinkthatitwasnotacompletelyfairtestbecausewewere

carelesssometimesandwateredalittlemoreorlessthan10mLaday.Somethingwe
tookawayfromthisandsomethingwecoulduseinreallifeisthattherearemanyways
andopportunitiestothepathofsucessandsomemighttakeshorterthanothersbut
thatdoesn'tmeanweshouldbeenviousandjelousoftheirgoodfortunebecauseinthe
end,wecouldallbebeautifulandhappyplants.Wewonderedwhyourplantwith
fertilizerandwhyourcontrolplantdidn'tgrowyet.Wealsolearnedthatifyouwantedto
growsomeplantsathomethenyoucanputclubsodaandcoffeegroundsinitsothey
growfaster.Andfinally,wewonderedifthesevariablesgivethesameresultsonother
typesofplantsinsteadofsweetpeaflowerstoo.

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