Explore |
Plants have leaves to perform photosynthesis. The chloroplasts in the leaves produce chlorophyll, which turn the energy from sunlight into glucose so that the plant performs its own food. Plant cells also have cell walls made of cellulose. Plants produce seeds to spread their young, and they achieve coverage in many ways. |
Research Question |
We want to test whether or not natural pesticides affect the growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants. |
Predictions |
A possible outcome if the study is that the plants might not grow as well as a result of the pesticides. We think this might happen because it the pesticides can kill insects then they will probably harm plants at least a little bit too. |
Experimental Design |
Our plan is to plant the Wisconsin fast plants. We will plant 10 plants in separate boxes. After the plants have started to shoot. We will spray 10 of the plants with a mixture of citronella oil and kirkland signature dish soap as a pesticide and we will spray the second group of 10 plants with a mixture of lavender oil and kirkland signature dish soap. We will perform this pesticide treatment every 9 days and see which group of plants is overall the tallest after the plants reach their maximum height, which is after around 27 days. We will test if the pesticides stunt the growth of the plants. We will measure this by pulling out the plants and measuring the height with a ruler. we will keep all of the other variables constant such as amount of light, amount of water, and space. |
Conclusion |
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Investigation Theme |
WOS |
Grade Level |
High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12) |
School Name |
High Technology High School |
Session |
Fall 2016 |