Space

__Problem: __ Will the plant grow better with more space or with not a lot of space(crowded)?

__Hypothesis:__ We think the plant will grow better if it has more then if it doesn’t have as much space, because when they are crowded they will interfere with each other and we think there are a lot of seeds in one container that they may not all get the nutrients they need and if one plant is bigger then all the others then it may get more water then other things. We also think that when there are to many seeds in one area that they may not germinate as well as others due to the lack of what they need to germinate.

__Materials: We will need: 7 Seeds, Water, 2 Containers, Measuring Cup, Ruler and Soil __ __Variables:__ a. Manipulated: The amount of space per seed/plant.

b. Responding: __How tall the plant grows. __

c. Controlled:__ How much water we give them, How deep we burry them, How much soil we give them, Size of container, where they are placed.__

Procedure

Step 1: Get 3 plastic cups. Step 2: Fill to rim with soil. Step 3: Make hole 3 cm deep. Step 4: Measure to make sure both holes are the same depth. Step 5: Plant Seeds facing the same way. 1st container is 1 the 2nd is 2 and the 3rd is 4 seeds. Step 6: Measure daily. Step 7: Water every 2n.d day

Observations:

Monday October 5th/09

We planted today

Wednesday October 7th

No sign of growth yet or germination

October 9th 2009

There is slight growth in plant 1 and 4 there are 2 plants growing in 4 and 1 in 1. Not enough to be measured yet though.

October 11th

Still about the same amount still not measurable in 1 and 4. but there is now a small grouth in 2.

October 13

The plants in 1 and 4 are getting big enough to measure and the one in 2 has stayed quite small.

1: 3.1cm 4A: 2.9 4B: 2.5

October 15th

The plant in 2 has stopped growing and smells like it has had tons of fertalizer put in it when that is not part of our project.

Other plants are

in 4: A:9cm b: 10.4 cm C: 5 and the newest one D is 2.1

in 1: 11.5cm

We are going to do an 2nd trial

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2nd Trial

Chart for container 1 That has 1 plant in it Chart for container 2 That has 2 plant in it: Chart for container 4 That has 4 plants in it:
 * Day || A || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a ||
 * 1 || || - || - || --- || - || -- ||
 * 2 || --- || || --- || -- || - || - ||
 * 3 || -- || --- || || - || -- || -- ||
 * 4 || 2 || || || || || ||
 * 5 || 7.2 || || || || || ||
 * 6 || 15.1 || || || || || ||
 * 7 || 15.6 || || || || || ||
 * 8 || 15.8 || || || || || ||
 * 9 || 16 || || || || || ||
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 * Day || A || B || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a ||
 * 1 || || - || - || --- || - || -- ||
 * 2 || --- || || --- || -- || - || - ||
 * 3 || - || ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 4 || 0.4 || --- || || || || ||
 * 5 || 4.4 || 3.3 || || || || ||
 * 6 || 22.9cm || 26.5cm || || || || ||
 * 7 || 23.2 || 27 || || || || ||
 * 8 || 23.2 || 27 || || || || ||
 * 9 || 23.9 || 28 || || || || ||
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 * Day || A || B || C || D || n/a || n/a ||
 * 1 || || - || - || --- || - || -- ||
 * 2 || --- || || --- || -- || - || - ||
 * 3 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 0.5 || -- ||  ||   ||
 * 4 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 0.5 || || || ||
 * 5 || 11 || 10.5 || 8.7 || -- || || ||
 * 6 || 29 || 28 || 13 || -- || || ||
 * 7 || 30 || 29 || 17 || || || ||
 * 8 || 30.5 || 30 || 17.6 || || || ||
 * 9 || 30.7 || 30.2 || 17.9 || || || ||
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October 21st/09

We planted today, No sign of germination yet.

October 23rd/09

There is still no sign of germination

October 26th

There is a Sign of growth in Container 4 I will call this first growth A. It is very smalll 0.1cm and green. No other growths in other containers.

October 28th

Today there is growth In all containers

In container 1 there is 1 In container 2 there is 1 In container 4 you can see 3 growths

The sizes of the Plants are:

In container 1 The plant A is 2 cm it is the smallest. In container 2.5 Plant A is 4.4 and there the 2nd plant has emerged it is 3.3 In container 4 Plant A is 4.3cm Plant B is 5.4 and Plant C is 5.5 and not yet a sign of the 4th plant

They all look about the same Green and they haven't come up get so We can't get a very good look at the plants yet.

October 29th,2009

There is

Container 1: The plant is growing really rapidly it is green and heathy it is 7.2cm Container 2: Plant A is 10.2cm and plant B is 9.3 they both look extremly heathy and are also growing rapidly. Container 4: Plant A is 11 Plant B is 10.5 Plant C is 8.7 there is still not a sign of the 4th plant yet the other plants are sprouting many leaves and are green and look and are healthy.

November 2nd, 2009 (after weekend)

There was tons of growth over the weekend and lots more leaves sprouted and got larger.

In container 1: The plant has grown a lot and is 15.1cm lots heathy with lots of leaves but there not as big as the other plants leaves. In container 2: The Plant B is 26.5 Plant A is 22.9 they look the heathiest and have the most leaves. In container 4: The plant A is 29 cm plant B is 28cm and the Plant C is 13cm Plant C seems to be not growing as well and seems really squished it os wrapping around plant B.

November 4th 2009

The plants all grew slightly they are starting to bend forward, we should put support in soon

In container 1: The plant is 15.6 it is bending over the least and has the biggest leaves

In container 2: the plant b is 27 and plant a is 23.2 they are bending over very far and are tangled together (we untangled then though)

In container 3: The plant A is 30cm and B is 29cm the plant C is 17cm they are all very tied together (we untangled them as well)

November 6th/09

The plants are still growing much slower then before

In container 1: 15.8 it it is growing more green thick leaves.

In contiainer 2: They have stayed exactally the same! they got tangled again, they are not as green as the plant in container 1

In container 3: The plan A is 30.5 Plant B is 30 ad plant C is 17.6 they are all tied together (we untangled them) and they are the least green

November 9th (taking observations late because we forgot yesterday)

The plants are Growing very slow still

In container 1: 16cm and is starting to bed completely over

In container 2: Plant b is 28 and plant a is 23.9 and they are very tangled but seem more green then in the last observations

In container 4: The plant A is 30.7 plant B is 30.2 and C is still growing much slower and it is 17.9 they are tangled and still are the least green.

November 12,13

We were both absent on 11th and 12th but didn't know it so the plants did not get watered and there very dry and...

In container 1: the plant is dead it is cut in half and the soil is dry and

In container 2: the plants are dry and dead the soil is hard.

In container 4: they are all tangled dry and dead the soil is dry and most of the leaves are gone all the plants are still pretty green.

Since this project is almost over we are just going to do our conclusion and stuff based on the information we had before the plants died