Biology
Mitosis
Plant Mania
What Was Your Project About?
My partner and I did a project about music and how it affects plant life. We had a control group and a test group. With our test group, we put them in the schools music room and placed them next to the speakers while the bands were playing. Our original hypothesis was that music would benefit the growth of the plants but the result was actually the opposite. We believe it is because the vibrations reminded them of how they feel when something is stepping on or eating it, so as a survival mechanism it didn't grow as high.
Why Does This Matter?
This matters because it can simulate city life for a plant, with the constant vibrations surrounding it. This also is an explanation for why certain plants don't grow in certain areas.
What Would You Do Differently?
I think I need to stop working with partners because every time I do it feels like I'm carrying the project and when or if the project fails it feels like it's my fault. I also think we could have executed our actual experiment better, as I don't think we dedicated enough time into it.
Why is comparing averages not enough to draw a conclusion?
Comparing averages isn’t enough because you need more than just one example in order to build a strong argument, for example you could use samples from the experiment that are visual for viewers, like in ours we had odd roots and that was a supporting factor for why our result is what it is. However, average is a strong piece of evidence, it just can’t be the only defying factor in the result of the experiment. Also, there may have been unexpected variables that changed the ending result. If you only mention the average and not any variables it changes how people view the experiment.
Photosynthesis
Experiment
Why Did We Do This?
We did this as a way to rush the effects of photosynthesis some how. We wanted to have a better understanding of photosynthesis hence the reasoning for this lab. We tested how lights can effect how fast or slow the leaf will take to float, and how different leaf types take longer or shorter.
What Did We Get Out Of This?
We discovered how certain lights or leaves changed the speed of how fast the leaves will float. We learned that usually black and purple lights take longer or don't work at all. However, when looking at my data chart all but Colby's make the spinach leaf look like it starts to float quite quickly. The fact that Colby's did not float at all is very worrying.
What Were We Observing In This Lab?
We were observing the speed and effects of testing out photosynthesis by using two different leaves and three different light types and analyzing how they changed the time it took for them to float.
Monocot or Dicot?
Why Did We Do This?
We did this to show the difference be
tween monocots and dicots. As the plants grew it would be more obvious which was which, but we still got the chance to practice writing hypothesis. We also learned how to grow plants properly so we didn't kill them.
Monocot or Dicots?
In the beginning I predicted that the bean is a dicot and the corn is a monocot. As the experiment continued my hypothesis was more and more correct.
What Observations Did You Make?
I observed the seeds under a microscope before I planted them. I saw that beans look like they have tiny people on them. I didn't really see anything internal because the microscope would not focus on anything.
What Did You Find?
I found that the bean was a monocot and the corn was a dicot, although it wasn't present in my plant everyone else's corn had the leaf pattern that most dicots have while the beans had the leaf patterns of a monocot.
How Did Your Plants Do In The End?
I think I accidentally drowned my plants for a minute in the beginning. However, they are now growing, although it is not as fast as everyone else. They still haven't grown over the cup lid, but they are growing.
