| Explore | The plant we are doing is Nasturtium! The research that we have found about this plant is very interesting! The first thing is that this plant is a dicot plant which means it means it has vines through out the leaf and and has multiples of three petals. It is also a short day plant which means the plant requires short periods of light and long periods of darkness to bloom. Nasturtium has to be watered once to twice a week with one inch of water. The soil must be moist and well-drained in good sun with the temperature being 12 - 18 degrees celsius. Nasturtium come in a verity of Beautiful colors such as, yellow, orange, and red. |
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| Research Question | What if we put the plant Nasturtium under different colored lights. Our dependent variable is, if the color of the lights change the plant’s color? If it grows better? If it grows towards the light and/or if it grows healthier? |
| Predictions | Our prediction is that we think or plant nasturtium with changer the color of the pedals and make them grow different. We think that it will help some of them grow better. |
| Experimental Design | We planting the seeds and we are filling the little pots with 2 inches of soil in each pot. And everyday we are going to write down what is happening to each one. We will measure how each plant is growing and see if the plants are growing even the slightest bit different from each other. |