Plan

Planning an Experiment—Biology Trimester Investigation Plan due on Friday, April 27th

EACH STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING UP A CLEAR PLAN FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION, EVEN IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A GROUP.

Our experament remindes me of potato plants, because my dad and I had some potatoes and we left them on the counter and never used them Eventually they started to grow weird stems. they were next to the window and we realized that the stems were mostly on one side of the potatos, the side closest to the window. This is related to our project because it shows that light does effect to how a plant grows. Not only how much it grows but what direction it grows in also. the light seems to be an attraction to the plant, and in our experement we will see that if you have a diffrent amount of light for each of the same plant if it effects the growth or if it grows torward the light more or less.

OUR GOAL Our goal for this investigation is just to get the plants growing, to mark down data everyday, and keep recording how the light will effect the plant.

We are expexting to mesure the length of the stems of the bean plant.

Question(s) for investigation: Does the amount of light effect on how a plant can grow? If there is more light added to a plant, will it grow more towards it?

Independent variable and how it will be measured: The light is the independent variable. It will be measured on how much we give to the plant. Liza is going to make the largest hole the plant I will make the middle sized hole for the plant And Maddie will make the smallest hole for the plant

Dependent variable(s) and how it (they) will be measured: The plant is the dependent variable. Because nothing will change about the plant, it will get the same amount of light and water.

Variables held constant: For one plant we will use the same amount of light every time. Also the distance between the plant and light will stay the same and the amount of water it gets daily will stay constant.

List of Materials and Sketch of the Setup:
 * Scissors
 * Tape
 * Cardboard box [or shoebox]
 * Pieces of cardboard
 * 4 bean seeds for each maze
 * small flower pot
 * soil

Who else will work on this investigation? Who will be responsible for collecting the materials to get started and when will all materials be ready to begin? Together working on the project is Maddie, Liza, and me. We have decided that we want to have 3 different investigations; Liza will be working on the one box that has the biggest hole and see how much it will grow. I will be working on the box with the middle sized hole and see how much it will effect the plant. Maddie will work on the box with the smallest hole and see how much it will effect the plants growth. Procedure/Method: __SAFTEY FIRST!!!__
 * 1) Get a cardboard box or a shoebox and each of us ( Liza, Me, and Maddie)
 * 2) Make dividers out of cardboard for the shoe box and stick them in.
 * 3) Get a pot and plant 4 bean seeds into soil.
 * 4) Water the pot.
 * 5) Make a hole in the box at one side.
 * 6) Put the pot at the opposite side of the hole.
 * 7) Close the box so no light gets in besides the light from the hole.
 * 8) Check on it every other day to see how much it had grown also water it.
 * 9) repeat steps 7 and 8 for about 2 weeks
 * Be Careful Of the Hot Lamp!**
 * Don’t Get the Cords Wet!**
 * Be Careful With Scissors When Cutting Box!**

Data: we will also report how much the been grows in centimeters. we think that mabey the been sprout might try to grow oer the cardboard piece instead of around te piece.
 * Make a blank data table which you plan to fill out during the investigation
 * What other data do you expect to include in a report of your results?

1st Day: Liza: Destinie: Maddie:

Expectations: · What do you think might happen and why? I think that the plant will grow, obviously. The plants will grow considering to how much light they get. For example Liza’s will grow the most and Maddie’s will grow the least. Also think that mabey the been plant will grow in diffrent ways to get to the light source.

· What other results do you imagine might happen and what would they mean? We think that the beans might grow over the carboard piece instead of growing around, the bean will be desperate for light and will do any thing to get to any light source.

Communication: We will write down our data every time we check up on it. we will work on growing our bean plants and writing down our proress, and how it is growing.
 * How will you plan to communicate your work clearly to others?
 * What do you expect to accomplish in EACH of the next three class periods in which you can work on this investigation?