Plant Experiment - Lab Report

Question/Problem
Hypothesis
Experiment
-Materials
-Procedure
Observation and Data
Conclusion

Question/Problem

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Does the amount of

time watering the plant
affect the height of the
plant in 2 weeks?

Hypothesis

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Alec(me) and Maria think the plant that is

watered most regularly is the plant thats going
to grow the highest in 2 weeks. Susie and
Zosia thinks that the plant that is watered 3
times a week will grow the highest in 2 weeks.
Susie and I think the plant that is watered 5
times a week will flood and die.

Experiment-Materials

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Dirt, 70 ml of water, Lima Bean Seeds, 4 pots,

4 dishes, 1 regular teaspoon.

Experiment-Procedure

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First come up with our idea. We will put the dirt in the pots, measure
and then plant the seeds and water it for the first time and watch the
plants grow as we follow our plan. But on the first day we will double
water out plants because it might not get enough water to even start
growing so we will give our plants 140 ml of water for the first day.
Maria will water her plant 5 time a week, Alec will 2 times a week, Zosia
will 3 times a week and Susie 1 time a week. We will also take pictures
of our materials and pictures of what we are doing. Then we will put
the pots that are on the dishes behind the couch on a low window sill.
We will be watering in the morning.

Observation and Data

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Nov. 17-Soil is damp but not a lot. the soil is crumbly. No roots yet
but the bean has germinated and and also no shoots. Only one bean
has been showing for a long time but is not growing. No other
observations of the other beans yet
Nov. 18
Nothing has happened even though I have watered my plan today.
This was the second time I watered my plant and I think that my plant
is not growing because I am watering only twice a week.My seeds have
floated to the top and grown bigger nothing root yet.
Nov. 20
Soil is very wet because I watered my today. Nothing else has
happened so far. The seeds are still in the same place and has not
grown.

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Nov. 25
The soil is very damp because I watered plant a there is germination
and one of the seeds is already growing and you could see the seed
on the top of the pot. There are two seeds in total that are showing
on the top of the pot and one seed is broken in half and is ready to
grow.
Dec.2
Soil is very damp because i just watered a second ago and there is no
growth and nothing else has happened so far. there is still a crack in
one seed. there is no germination, and there is mushroomy things
growing around in my pot.

Observation and Data-Zosia NEXT HOME

Nov. 17 - Soil is wet and squishy. No roots but seed grew a little larger. No
sprouts yet. The dirt is cold. I think only one seed is starting to germinate but
nothing happened with the other ones. Only one little root in one of the
seeds. Also the seed is cracking open so I think that one will grow.
Nov. 18 - Soil still wet and cold even though I didnt water today, its also
squishy and damp. The root is coming out and it came out more than
yesterday. No sprouts just 1 root from one seed. The crack is bigger than
yesterday. I think that the cracking seed will grow a sprout soon.
Nov. 20 - Dirt still cold and wet I didnt water today either. Tomorrow I
water. The root from one of my seeds is getting longer and a second root is
coming out. The other seeds grew bigger but still no roots for the other ones.

Observation and Data-Zosia

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Nov. 17 - Soil is wet and squishy. No roots but seed grew a little larger. No
sprouts yet. The dirt is cold. I think only one seed is starting to germinate but
nothing happened with the other ones. Only one little root in one of the
seeds. Also the seed is cracking open so I think that one will grow.
Nov. 18 - Soil still wet and cold even though I didnt water today, its also
squishy and damp. The root is coming out and it came out more than
yesterday. No sprouts just 1 root from one seed. The crack is bigger than
yesterday. I think that the cracking seed will grow a sprout soon.
Nov. 20 - Dirt still cold and wet I didnt water today either. Tomorrow I
water. The root from one of my seeds is getting longer and a second root is
coming out. The other seeds grew bigger but still no roots for the other ones.

Observation and Data-Zosia

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Nov. 25 - Soil very damp. Cold, wet and one of my seeds cracked completely open and
now there is white stuff coming out. Its literally squashed. Other seeds are very soft
and squishy. I wonder if the same thing will happen to other seeds; they will squish and
white stuff will come out. I think it might be the fault of too much water. It made the
seeds soaking wet, squishy and ruined. All my seeds are nearly destroyed I think that
only Alecs seeds have a chance of growing. But who knows? Maybe the seeds cracking
like that means that there will be sprouts? But I doubt that. Root that was in one of the
seeds isnt there anymore. Maybe it fell off. Well anyways its not there anymore.
Dec. 2 - Soil very damp. All seeds squished and white stuff coming out. No way that any
of my seeds will grow. I can say goodbye to my experiment because there is no way that
any of my seeds will grow and thats final. No seeds, no growing, no germination. Im so
mad Its annoying because at first I have a root and Im like Omg! Mine will grow!
And then the root falls off and no growing AT ALL. Well thats how it went so I dont
think I can hope for germination. My seeds are dead. Thats all.

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Nov.17- Soil is damp but not a lot. Soil is crumbly. The soil is cold. Beans starting to grow bigger there is a little bit of
germination by a small, little root. There is no germination in any of the other seeds. No other notices in the soil as
far as I can see.
Nov.18- Soil completely dry now. Tiny root about cm. under the thin first layer it is damp. I will be watering my
plant for the second time tomorrow...
Nov.20- Soil very wet. Seed is germinated so the seed is stuck to the soil. And the seed is turning green. There is a
root growing on the other seeds
Nov. 25- Green leaf and small stem, I noticed that I am the person that waters every it is 2 millimeters tall. The soil is
very dry. Soil is starting to crumble. Finding tiny stones, or rocks. The whole seed is now green. The seed has risen.
And the plant has split open, and it looks like there is skin on the seed. All seeds are just under the thin layer. All the
other seeds have started to germinate and they have all split open. Expecting a more growth over the night. I just
remembered that I will be watering tomorrow so the soil will become more moist. And under the thin top layer it is
really hard soil.
Dec.2 A lot of germination 220 mm tall that is the tallest plant. The other plant is 170mm tall. The streams on both of
the plants are very strong. The leafs are on average 350mm - 400mm. The stems are hairy.

Observation and Data-Susie

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Nov. 25- Green leaf and small stem, I noticed that I am the person that waters
every it is 2 millimeters tall. The soil is very dry. Soil is starting to crumble.
Finding tiny stones, or rocks. The whole seed is now green. The seed has risen.
And the plant has split open, and it looks like there is skin on the seed. All
seeds are just under the thin layer. All the other seeds have started to
germinate and they have all split open. Expecting a more growth over the
night. I just remembered that I will be watering tomorrow so the soil will
become more moist. And under the thin top layer it is really hard soil.
Dec.2 A lot of germination 220 mm tall that is the tallest plant. The other
plant is 170mm tall. The streams on both of the plants are very strong. The
leafs are on average 350mm - 400mm. The stems are hairy.

Observation and Data-Maria NEXT HOME

Nov. 17- Soil is mushy and wet. The beans are NOT growing. They are
not germinating. I think there are no roots and NOTHING happening
to the beans. 2 beans are moving to each other. No other info...
Nov. 18- The soil is damp and squishy. The roots are showing but
there are no roots!!! There are some parts of mold. Plant is not
germinating. Or growing. Maybe because I water every day. I guess its
too much water. There are two tiny twigs.
Nov. 20- My plant is not changing at all so.. no news.

Observation and data-Maria

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Nov. 25- THERE IS NO PLANT AND NO ROOTS AND NO

GERMINATING AND NOTHING!!!!!! I am so sad and mad. Well
there is nothing else so.. There is a twig and there is a tiny
stalk. There is also some mold
Dec. 2- The soil is humid since I watered this morning. No growth
UGH. Im so mad. There is no germination. I have a little bit of
spots. No more information.
Dec. 4- There is no growth or nothing happening. I have no hope
about growing a plant. The soil is humid and nothing will grow.

Conclusion

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The hypothesis, is that with lima beans you should only water a lima
bean only once a week is accepted. the data that I collected shows that
in the first week the bean grew and then I kept watering too much and
then it died. The results of this investigation are useful because it
shows that we should research of how much water we should give the
plant before we kill it. The investigation could be improved by looking
up how much water you should give a lima bean and also to give
enough water but not too much and not enough.