1. Rainbow Roses
Mrs. Laing's Class

2. Will the color of the water affect the rose?
Rainbow Roses Problem
Will the color of the water affect the rose?

3. Hypothesis
We predict that the stem will carry the water up to the flower which will cause it to change to the color of the water.

4. Hypothesis: The vote The stem and leaves will change color.
The flower petals will change color. 8 14

5. Variables Independent Variable– The element that we changed:
The color of the water.
Dependent Variable– The element that was changed by the different colors of water.
The color of the roses.

6. Materials
Water
Clear cups
White roses
Food coloring

7. Procedure Pour 1 cup of water into each cup
Add 5 drops of food coloring to each cup
Place the white rose into the cup
Day 1

8. Procedure
Day 2

9. Day 3- The rose petals changed to the color of the water.
Results
Day 3- The rose petals changed to the color of the water.

10. Results

11. Results

12. Results

13. Results

14. Conclusion
As we suggested in our hypothesis, the majority of the class thought that the petals would change to the color of the water. We were correct.

15. Bibliography
101 Great Science Experiments, Neil Ardley, April 3, 2006, Harper Collins. A book full of fun science experiments for kids.