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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?