Growing Graphs Ms. D. I. Robinson

Type of plant Scientific name Scientific name Origin of the plant Origin of the plant Where did you get the seeds? Where did you get the seeds? Brand name of plant Brand name of plant Days to germinate Days to germinate Depth to Sow Depth to Sow Seed spacing Seed spacing Days to harvest Days to harvest

Objectives To determine the effect of different soil types on plant growth. To determine the effect of different soil types on plant growth. To derive an equation to predict the height of the plant. To derive an equation to predict the height of the plant.

Methods: What did you do: What did you do: Type of soil Type of soil Amount of water Amount of water Sunlight requirements Sunlight requirements How often did you water the plant? How often did you water the plant? How many seeds did you plant? How many seeds did you plant? List as many details as possible about what you did in the experiment. List as many details as possible about what you did in the experiment.

Results Describe your observations: Describe your observations: When did you first see growth? When did you first see growth? How many plants did you see growing? How many plants did you see growing? Give a description about how the plants look? Color, size, etc. Give a description about how the plants look? Color, size, etc. Do you have enough data to construct a graph? Do you have enough data to construct a graph?

Conclusions Did your plants grow as you expected? Did your plants grow as you expected? How did the growing conditions effect your plant growth? How did the growing conditions effect your plant growth? Which conditions were the best? Which were the worst? Which conditions were the best? Which were the worst? How did our results differ from other groups who grew the same type of plant? How did our results differ from other groups who grew the same type of plant? What would you do differently next time? What would you do differently next time?

Conclusions From the graph of plant growth vs time, were you able to find the rate of growth as the slope? From the graph of plant growth vs time, were you able to find the rate of growth as the slope? What was the slope for the line of best fit for each graph? What was the slope for the line of best fit for each graph? Explain how the slope of each line shows the differences in the growth of the plants. Explain how the slope of each line shows the differences in the growth of the plants.

Researchers What role did each person play in this project? What role did each person play in this project? What did each individual learn from this experiment? What did each individual learn from this experiment?