| Explore | All three of us have had some experience working with trees and plants by working on the agricultural fields. Some of us have gardens in which we have gained some experience fertilizing them, working with different soils, and watering the plants. We've done a little bit of research on the higher classification to gain more knowledge on radishes, down the atoms. We are also interested in the plant system from the time they're seeds all the way to their death. |
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| Research Question | How do different natural fertilizers mixed with soil affect the growth of Radishes? |
| Predictions | Different types of natural fertilizers should have a positive or negative impact on the growth of the radishes and make the seed grow faster, slower, better, or worse. |
| Experimental Design | William will plant the radish seeds 2 inches deep into the cups that will contain soil mixed with different natural fertilizers (including banana peel, potato peels, and crushed egg shells) to determine if they affect the growth of the radish seeds. Hector will water the seeds with 20lm of water directly to the plant. The plant will be watered every other day. Also, on Fridays, the plants will be watered double due to us not being at school on the weekend. Angel will take notes and record the growth of the seedling including the height and the length of the leaves and determine how healthy or unhealth the raddish is growing. and we will communicate and share all the data that he has collected to the mentor regarding the growth and condition of the seedling and get advice from him to improve their condition according to the type of soil they are planted in. |
| Conclusion | In conclusion, after three weeks of almost constantly measuring the radish seedings, we came to the conclusion that the most effective natural fertilizer is potato peels. All natural fertilizers affected radish seedlings positively in terms of growth and sustainability in terms of roots. Although one with potato peels developed fungus in it, a saprophytic fungus that is not harmful for the plant, they had an average height of 16.066 and the roots had an average length of 20.33 meaning that they grow long roots which is a positive sign that the plant is strong, healthy, and able to stand strong in the ground. |
| Investigation Theme | AFW |
| Grade Level | High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12) |
| Teacher Name | Bradley Miranda |
| School Name | Mendota High School |
| Session | Spring 2022 |