d+nguyen

__﻿**Topic **__**: ** **﻿ Plants **


 * __﻿I. Problem__: Can household compounds such as coffee be used to promote good health in plants? **


 * __﻿II. Materials__: **
 * -﻿milk **
 * coffee **
 * -water **
 * -tea **
 * -yogurt (yoplait strawberry yogurt) **
 * -ice cream (Breyer's peach icecream) **
 * -orange juice **
 * - 8 cups of soil **
 * -soda (mist) **
 * - seeds (bean) **

=**__﻿<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">III. Procedure __: **=
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">1) Fill 8 cups with holes in the bottom with soil. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">2) Put the cups into larger cups. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">2) Take the seeds and put them a container of water. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">3) After possibly 2-3 days, plant them in soil. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">4)Water one cup with water, one with milk, one with yogurt, and so on (each with 2 teaspoons). **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">5) Add 4 tps of water to each cup. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">6) If there is water in the larger cup after a while, empty it out. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">5) Record data everyday. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__﻿IV. Hypothesis-__ **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Household compounds such as coffee or tea can be used to promote good health in plants.

=**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__﻿V. Data:__ **= the side of the cup (2) || N/A || N/A || plants grew taller || 3 seeds surfaced || first plant rose a little || but it's covered by dirt || seed looks dead, yellowish brown color || Plants grew taller (Plant A: 8cm, Plant B: 8cm.) || Both plants look dead || 1 more seed surfaced, a little bit of mold underneath ||
 * || Water || Milk || Orange Juice || Soda || Yogurt || Tea || Ice cream || Coffee ||
 * April 10 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 1 seed surfaced ||
 * April 11 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || same ||
 * April 12 || 4 seeds surfaced || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 2 seeds surfaced || N/A || 2 seeds surfaced ||
 * April 13 || 5 (more) seeds surfaced || N/A || a little bit of the string is visible on
 * April 14 || Plants grew taller || 2 strings visible || Plants grew taller || One string is visible || 1 seed survaced || Plants grew taller || Plants grew taller || same ||
 * April 15 || Plants grew taller (Plant A: 9cm, Plant B: 8cm.) || same || same || 1st string grew, second string is growing,
 * April 16 || Plant A: same, Plant B: same || same || same || Plant grew taller || same || Plant A: 10cm, ,8.5 cm. || same || one plant grew taller ||
 * April 17 || Plant A: 11 cm, Plant B: 9cm. || dead || plant grew taller (1) || Plant grew taller || same || Plant A: 11cm, Plant B: 10.5 || same || 1 plant grew taller ||
 * April 18 || Plant A: 13, Plant B: 12.5 || same || plant grew || same || same || Plant A: 12, Plant B: 13 || same || Plant grew; 4cm. ||
 * April 19 || Plant A: 14, Plant B: 12.5 || same || grew; 2cm. || same || same || Plant A: 13, Plant B: 12 || same || 7 cm. ||
 * April 20 || Plant A: 15, Plant B: 13cm. || same || 3 cm. || dead || same || Plant A: 15, Plant B: 14 || same || 8 cm. ||
 * April 21 || Plant A: 16, Plant B 12.5 || same || 4 cm. || same || same || Plant A: 16, Plant B: 14cm. || same || 8 cm. ||
 * April 22 || Plant A: 16, Plant B: 13 || same || 5 cm. || same || same || Plant A: 16, Plant B: 14.5 || same || 8 cm. ||
 * April 23 || Plant A: 16, Plant B: dead || same || 5.5 cm. || same || same || Plant A: 17, Plant B: 14.5 || same || 8 cm. ||
 * April 24 || Plant A: 16, Plant B: dead || same || 6 cm. || same || same || Plant A: 17, Plant B: 14.5 || same || 8 cm. ||
 * April 25 || Plant A: 16, Plant B: dead || same || 7 cm. || same || same || Plant A: 17, Plant B: 14.5 || same || 8 cm. ||

=**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__﻿VI. Conclusion:__ **= <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">Out of water, milk, Tropicana orange juice, Yoplait strawberry yogurt, Breyer’s peach ice cream, Lipton green tea, Sierra Mist soda, and coffee, tea is the best for plants. Although seeds can germinate faster in coffee, the eventually slow down in growth. Not only does yogurt and ice cream kill plants, but it also causes the soil to grow mold. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;"> Water, milk, orange juice, coffee, and soda can provide for a plant, but the plant would be healthier if watered with tea. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">

=**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__﻿Journal Entires:__ **= <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 4, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">I didn't have to spend any money on seeds since my mom always grows pla <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">ts in her garden in the summer. I asked my mom about which plant grows fastest and she told me that bean plants grow quickest, so those will be the ones I'm using. I also googled it just in case there was something better, and there were some, but i found also found a good way to grow the bean plants so i chose that. While my plants develop, I will take pictures and record their process. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 5,2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Today, I got the bean seeds from m <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">y mom. Instead of wrapping and putting them in soil like I planned, I will be soaking them in water for today so that I can see which ones will be able to germinate and which ones are damaged and will not grow. I learned that if I soak it in water overnight and a small string-like thing grows out of the seed it will germinate, and if it doesn't the seed is probably damaged. I will be leaving the beans in the water for today, then tomorrow I will put the ones that can grow in soil. I just learned of an instant way to see which seeds will be able to germinate! When fill the container of seeds with water, the ones that float are the ones that won't work, and the ones that stay on the bottom are the ones that will. When I did this, I had one seed that was standing upright. I wanted to fish it out immediately but my mom told me to wait for a while to see if it sinks. Just in case a lot of them weren't going to work, I added a handful more of seeds. It's been a couple hours since I had put the seeds in water and I took a couple pictures of the container, which has only one seed floating. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 5, 2011 (again)__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿My mother just gave me a different type of seeds which she supposes grow quicker than the other bean seeds, so I will be soaking those too. Whichever ones react first will be the ones I use. I wish I could put a picture on but the SD Card isn't working. Sorry. :( For a quick description... they're a lot smaller than the seeds in the picture at the top, and they're green.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">__April 5, 2011 (still)__ __ ﻿ __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">I got my SD Card to work! Here are the two pictures. None of the seeds are floating, so I'm assuming that they will all be able to germinate. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">

__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿April 6,2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿I noticed that the green beans are expanding and the other seeds are wrinkling as if they are on the verge of shedding their skin. I wish I could upload pictures, but once again my SD card isn't working :( The seed that was floating yesterday sank down to the bottom, so that was a surprising change.

__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿April 7, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">I will definitely be using the green seeds. Today when I checked the container, there was a stringy thing attached to it. I emptied out the water and now the seeds are in the empty container. Tomorrow, I will put them in soil to grow.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 8, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Today, the soft string material on the seeds grew longer. I didn't get to plant them today since it rained and the soil was soggy.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿April 9, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">As of now, I've planted all the seeds for my experiment. I didn't count the number of seeds I put in each cup. Instead, I just put a group of seeds (about 8 or 9) into each cup. So far, I've watered the cups that need water, milk, orange juice, and soda. The other four cups need yogurt, tea, ice cream, and coffee. I'll be watering those later because I need the yogurt and ice cream to thaw and the tea and coffee to cool down. Being too hot or too cold could lead the plant to its death. Once these compounds are ready, I'll put them into the plants. Each plant was watered with 2tsps of the appropriate substance.

__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">April 9, 2011 (again) __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">I was advised to add 4 teaspoons of water to each cup (I did) so that the compounds such as coffee wouldn't be too much for the plants. I've been recording the dates that I water them on each of the cups, which should be everyday.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__ April 10, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿My dad fixed my camera! I want to take a picture of what the beans looked like when the seeds were growing in the water so I'm going to grow one seed in a container of water for a couple of days and take some pictures. Here are some pictures that I took of my project.



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 10, 2011 (again)__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">I wont be watering the plants every day since there was a lot of left over water in the foam cups. I decided against leaving the plants outside since the scents of some of the compounds such as icecream could attract ants.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">__April 11, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">﻿Today, I noticed no changes in the cups. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">Before and After Picture:



I compared the two seeds of the same type. One is the one I put in water, and the other one is the seed that was not changed.



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">__April 12, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">There are tree cups that are showing noticeable differences: water, yogurt, and coffee. In the water and coffee cups, the seeds are surfacing above the soil and the string is growing longer. The only plant that seems to be growing quicker than the one in water is the plant being watered with coffee. I noticed that the seeds in the coffee had risen yesterday, but i thought it was because someone had touched it. It was actually because it was beginning to grow. I'll be putting dirt over those seeds sometime later in the week. In the yogurt cup, mold is growing on the left over yogurt, so I'm guessing that the seeds in that cup won't be growing, but I'm not sure. I took one picture of each cup that has visible changes.





<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 12, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> ﻿Something grew in the tea cup!! I checked my plants exactly three hours and thirty-nine minutes ago. In this time, the beginning of my plant grew. I took pictures:

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 13,2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The plants in the tea cup got taller! Three plants started to grow in the ice cream cup. One of the plants in the coffee cup grew a little. 5 more seeds surfaced from the water and 4 of the plants that were up yesterday grew taller. I can see two strings from the orange juice cup. Here are pictures:









__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">April 13, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">As I look back on my previous images of the plants, I noticed that on 4/10, the coffee cup had one seed! I changed the data according to my new discovery.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 13, 2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">THE PLANTS IN THE TEA AND WATER CUPS GREW TALLER!





<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">__April 14,2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">This morning when I woke up, I noticed that the plants had grown taller. My mom had to take all the plants except two from the water cup so that the two tallest plants would have room to grow. She did that to all the cups that had more than two plants. When I got home, the water and tea plants grew even taller! I didn't do a before and after picture yet, so I don't know if anything else grew. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">







<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">__April 15,2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;"> I'm going to start measuring my tea and water plants to see how much they grow now since I can't tell anymore. The icecream and yogurt plants look like they're dead. The coffee plant grew mold, but its still growing. Here are pictures of all the cups. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 23px;">

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__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">April 18, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Today I had to put straws in the water and tea cups to help then stand upright since the stems were so weak. I think it's because of the lack of sun. Tomorrow, I'm going to put the whole tray outside so it can soak up the sunlight. The are three cups with plants that are growing rapidly: water, tea, and coffee.

__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">April 19, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Today, I noticed that the leaves were getting very droopy due to the lack of sunlight. Pictures:



__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">April 21, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Is Plant B of the water cup shrinking?? Yesterday, when I measured it, it was 13cm. Now it's 12.5 cm. I know I've been very careful in the measuring of my plants to get the most accurate data. I'm quite sure it shrank.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">__﻿April 22,2011__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">I am sure the plants are shrinking because of the lack of sunlight. On April 20th, I wanted to take the plants outside to soak up the sun, but it was too windy.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿April 24, 2011 __ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">When I noticed that the water plants were limping, I thought my project was destroyed. After days of deep thinking, I realized that it wasn't that bad after all. I realized that this obstacle in the plant's life was going to determine which compounds can keep the plants strong even when lacking an important nutrient. From the data, I can conclude that tea is better for plants then water.