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Watervs.ClubSodaWhichWorksBest?

(Title)

TITLE:
Provideatitlethatisadescriptionofyourexperiment
Thetitleshouldclearlyidentifytheexperimentsvariables(independent&
dependent)

PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
Thisiswhereyouexplainwhatyouobservedthatledtothequestion
(althoughIamprovidingthequestion).
Thisistheplacetoexplainwhatyouaretryingtofindoutorwhatyouare
goingtodointhelab.
Includeanyimportantbackgroundinformationaboutthevariablesinvolved
thatyoulearnedfromresearch

Throughpriorknowledgeofthescientificequationonphotosynthesis(Light+CO
+
2
H
O),IknewthatinordertogrowaplantthatIneededtheseelements.Throughthe
2
useofaphotosynthesissimulatoritbecameapparentthattemperatureandlight
intensitymatteredaswell(seeControlgroup).Itwastheseobservationsthatledmeto
wonderifaddinganothervariablewouldmakemyplantgrowfasterthanthesimulation.
Asaresult,forthisexperimentIwillbeattemptingtoconcludewhetherornotClubsoda
addedtoOreganomakesitgrowfaster.

HYPOTHESIS:
Ifthenbecause...
(1sentence)
Thisisacause/effectstatementwhatareyougoingtodo?
Thisisapredictionofwhattheexpectedoutcomeofthelabwillbe.
Relatethehypothesistothepurpose/problemofthelab.
Trytofocusyourhypothesisontheinformation/researchyoucollected.
If
Igrowacontrolgroupoforeganounderwhitelightatahighintensityandat25
degreesCelsius,

andhave3experimentalgroupsunderthesameconditionsbutwith
clubsodaaddedtothem,
then
Ipredictthattheexperimentalgroupswouldgrowfaster
because
ofthenutrientsandmaterialsinclubsodathatsupposedlyhelpitgrowbetter
thanregularwater.

MATERIALS:
soil
4(2x2plots)
variable
labels

EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
2/26
PlantedSweetPeain4separateplots(2x2)
Put10mLofwaterontocontrolgroup
Put10mLof(clubsoda)toexperimental.
2/29
Put10mLofwaterontocontrolgroup
Put10mLof(clubsoda)toexperimental.

3/1
Put10mLofwaterontocontrolgroup
Put10mLof(clubsoda)toexperimental.

3/2
Put10mLofwaterontocontrolgroup
Put10mLof(clubsoda)toexperimental.

RESULTS/DATA:
(minimumof5sentences)
Besuretoaccuratelyrecordyourobservations/datainachartortable.

DAY
GROWTH
(mm)

2/26

2/29

3/1

3/2

planted

DAY

GROWTH
(mm)

Createagraphtoprovideavisualofyourdata.

Provideaverbaldescriptionofyourdata.
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Listallvariablesandexplainwhatyourcontrolwas.
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CONCLUSION:

(minimumof10sentences)
EXPLAIN:
Whatyoudidintheexperiment
Whatyouobserved(trends/patternsinyourdatathatsupportedor
didnotsupportyourhypothesis)CLAIMS,EVIDENCE&
REASONING
Whatyoulearnedfromthelab
Ifyouthinkitwasafairtest(i.e.wasthereanythingthatmay
haveimpactedtheaccuracyofyourresults)
Questionsforfurtherresearchandinvestigation
Application:Canyouthinkofananalogoussituationthatappliesto
reallife?

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