Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Method

Experiment: The effect of different types of soils on plant growth
I have decided to do my experiment with Bean seeds. I've been doing quite a bit or research, and thanks to this helpful website (http://www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/45956.aspx) i found out that seeds are very useful for science experiments as they grow relatively quickly.

Another helpful website was this:
http://www.gardeningdata.co.uk/soil/soil_types/soil_types.php
This site explained to me the different types of soils available
-Clay
-Sand
-Chalk Loam
-Peat


Equipment:
- 4 bean sprout plant seeds
- Collection of 4 different soils (clay, Sand, Chalk Loam and Peat)
- 4 pots
Method:
Step 1
Pour each different soil type into a pot
Step 2:
Place each Bean Sprout seed into a certain pot
Step 3:
Place all the plants into an area with an equal distribution of light and wind speed, eg. in a backyard. Ensure that the plants are close together, so that their environments are as similar as possible
Step 4:
Pour 50mL of water into each plant
Step 5:
Record all observations. These observations include appearance, height, texture, etc.
Step 6:
Continue steps 4 and 5 for four weeks

1 comment:

  1. I'm incredibly worried that this is all the progress you have made thus far. It's certainly not detailed enough, nor is your method accurate enough to be repeated. Think about how to explain how to do your method to someone else...

    ~~marked~~

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