Plantlabreport
Plantlabreport
Plantlabreport
AshlieEdmonds9/19/14
MayaFigueroa
PlantLabReport
Purpose:
Decidewhetherornotaseedwillgerminatewhenexposedtoabnormallyhot
temperature.
Hypothesis:
Ifweexposeourseedtounusuallyhightemperatures,thentheseedwillnot
germinate.
Materials:
1.HeatLamp
2.Planter
3.Water
4.Sunlight
5.Soil
6.Seed
Procedure:
A. ExperimentalGroup
1.
Setuptheheatlamp
2.
Filltheplanterofthewaywithsoil.
3.
Makeaholewithyourfingeraboutainchdeep.
4.
Puttheseedintothehole.
5.
Covertheseedwithsoil.
6.
Puttheplanterundertheheatlamp.
7.
Watertheseed.
8.
Watchtheseedandwaitforittogrow.
B. ControlGroup
1.
Filltheplanterofthewaywithsoil.
2.
Makeholewithyourwithyourfingeraboutainchdeep.
3.
Puttheseedintothehole.
4.
Covertheseedwithsoil.
5.
Watertheseed.
6.
Watchtheseedandwaitforittogrow.
OurResults:
Date
Controlled
Experimental
8/18/14
0cm
0cm
8/20/14
0cm
0cm
8/22/14
0cm
0cm
8/25/14
0cm
0cm
8/27/14
0cm
0cm
8/28/14
0cm
0cm
9/3/14
0cm
0cm
9/10/14
0cm
0cm
ClassmatesResults:
Date
Control
Control2
8/19/14
0cm
0cm
8/20/14
0cm
0cm
8/27/14
0cm
8cm
9/31/14
9cm
17cm
9/5/14
15cm
19.5cm
9/10/14
25cm
22cm
Date
Controlled
Experimental
8/18/14
25
39
8/20/14
26
40
8/22/14
25
40
8/25/14
26
40
8/27/14
26
38
8/28/14
27
38
9/3/14
26
40
9/10/14
26
39
Conclusion:
Weexperimentedonwhetherornotaseedwouldgerminateunderunusually
hightemperatures.Everyday,wewouldcomeinthelabandgiveourplantwater.We
alsocheckeditstemperature,andfoundthatitremainedaround40degreesFahrenheit
throughouttheexperiment.Wehypothesizedthattheseedwouldnotsprout.Our
hypothesiswassupported,asourexperimentalplantdidnotgrowatall.Weconcluded
thattheconstantheatcausedthewatertodryupmuchfasterthanitwouldunder
normalcircumstances,thereforetheplantdidnotgettheappropriateamountofwater
thatitneeds.However,ourcontrolledseedfailedtoshowanysignsofgrowtheither.
Wethinkthatthismaybeduetooverwateringtheplant.