AllieFitzgerald,MichelleWax

PhotosynthesisLab
TITLE:HowDifferentAmountsofCarbonatedWaterAffectsBasilSeedsGrowth

PURPOSE(THISISOBSERVATIONandQUESTION):
ClubSodaorcarbonatedwatercontainsmacronutrientsessentialtoplant
growth.Thosemacronutrientsare:carbon,oxygen,hydrogen,phosphorous,
potassium,sulfur,andsodium.Givenpropernutrients,plantsshouldgrowat
afasterratethanthosewhodonotacquireasmuchofthenutrients.
source
Wedecidedtorunanexperimenttoseeifthisaffectsplantgrowth.
Wealsofoundfromoursimulationthatifyouuseahighintensitywhite
coloredlight,andahighconcentrationofCo2mademorebubblesformfrom
theplant.Thiswillbeinboththecontrolandexperimentgroup.

HYPOTHESIS:

If
weaddoneteaspoonofclubsodatooneofourexperimentalplant,
twoteaspoonsofclubsodatooursecondexperimentalgroup,andthreeteaspoonsor
clubsodatoourthirdexperimentalgroup,insteadofregularwater,
then
thesecond
experimentalgroupwillgrowthefastest,
because
ofthe
research

wefoundaboutthe
extranutrientsclubsodawouldprovidetoaplant.
MATERIALS:
Lampwithwhitecoloredlightbulb(highestintensity)
Clubsoda(carbonatedwater)
Water
Teaspoonmeasuringtool
HighCO2
Soil
SweetBasilSeeds
4containersforplants
4PlantLabels(2x2)
A40*Cenvironment
EXPERIMENT/PROCEDURES:
2/26(Day1)
1.First,gatherallofthematerialslistedabove,andbringtoa40*Cheated
environment.Positionthehighintensitywhitelightsothatitcoversall4
groupsequally,andturniton.
2.Fillyour4containershalfwaywithsoil,andthenputinapinchofsweet
basilseeds.Filltheotherhalfupwithsoil.
3.Labelthedifferentcontainerswith:Control,1Teas.,2Teas.,and3Teas.
4.Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
5.AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
6.AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
7.AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
2/29(Day3)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).

Measuredplant.
3/1(Day4)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/2(Day5)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/4(Day6)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/7(Day7)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/8(Day8)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/9(Day9)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/10(Day10)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/14(Day11)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
Heaterwasremoved.

 3/15(Day12)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Heaterwasreplaced.
Measuredplant.
3/16(Day13)
Addtwoteaspoonswaterintothecontrolgroup.
AddoneteaspoonofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup1(1Teas.).
AddtwoteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup2(2Teas.).
AddthreeteaspoonsofclubsodaintoexperimentalGroup3(3Teas.).
Measuredplant.
3/17(Day14)
DIDNOTWATER

RESULTS/DATA:
(minimumof5sentences)
ControlGroup:2TeaspoonsofWater(10mL)
DAY

2/26

2/29

3/1

3/2

3/3

3/4

3/7

HEIGHT
(mm)
CONTRO
L

plante
d

0mm

0mm

0mm

5mm

6mm

10mm

1
Teaspoon

plante
d

0mm

0mm

0mm

0mm

5mm

9mm

2
Teaspoon

plante
d

0mm

0mm

0mm

5mm

15mm

19mm

3
Teaspoon

plante
d

0mm

0mm

0mm

4mm

7mm

13mm

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/14

3/15

3/16

3/17

HEIGHT
(mm)
Control

14mm

18mm

18mm

20mm

25mm

26mm

27mm

1
Teaspoon

10mm

15mm

17mm

19mm

21mm

24mm

24mm

2
Teaspoon

20mm

23mm

24mm

27mm

28mm

29mm

29mm

3
Teaspoon

15mm

18mm

19mm

21mm

25mm

25mm

25mm

DAY

DAY

3/18

HEIGHT
(mm)
Control

30mm

1
Teaspoon

26mm

2
Teaspoon

30mm

3
Teaspoon

26mm

Provideaverbaldescriptionofyourdata.
Asyoucanseethe2Teaspoonplantstartedoffgrowingthebest,buttheotherplants
caughtupattheend.TheControl,1Teaspoon,and3Teaspoon,allstayedwithinthe
samegrowth.Itdidtakeafewdaysforalloftheplantstostartgrowing.

Listallvariablesandexplainwhatyourcontrolwas.
1teaspoonofclubsoda
2teaspoonsofclubsoda
3teaspoonsofclubsoda
ourcontrolwas2teaspoonsofwater
wecontrolledthe40*Ctemperature

CONCLUSION:
Inthisphotosynthesisexperiment,wetestedifclubsodaindifferentamounts
wouldmakeoursweetbasilplantsgrowatafasterratecomparedtotheonewithregular
water.Weobservedthatthe2teaspoonofclubsodagrewthemostinthetimeperiodwe
weretesting,the1teaspoonofclubsodaseemedtonothaveenoughwater,andthe3
teaspoonofclubsodaseemedtobeoverflowing.Ourexperimentprovedourhypothesis
tobecorrect.The2Teaspoonexperimentgroupgrewthefastest.
Fromthisexperimentwelearnedthatclubsodadoeshelpthegrowthofaplant,butonly
toanextent.Wedonotthinkthiswasafairtest,becausetheheaterwasremovedfrom
ourplantsroom,andthenlaterreplaced.Thiscouldhaveaffectedourplantgrowth.Also
ourmeasurementscouldhavebeeninaccuratebecauseofnotbeingabletousethesame
rulereverytimewemeasured.Iwonderwhatwouldhavehappenedifweaddedwater
andclubsodatotheplant,insteadofjustoneofthem.Wewonderifitwouldruinthe
wholeplant,cancellinggrowth,orwouldhelpit,gainingexponentialgrowth!Asimilar
situationtothiswouldbewithmedicine.Acertaintypeofmedicinecanhelpyouget
better,butitdefinitelyisnta100%cure.Itonlyhelpsyouforacertainamountoftime
untilitstops,whichiswhatisshownthroughthecarbonatedwater.