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| Explore | Knowledge of Plants - Vast majority of plants require nutrients, light, and soil to grow - Many varieties - Lots of plants undergo the process of photosynthesis to get their energy Questions - How do we take care of plants/keep them alive? - How does photosynthesis work - How do they take... |
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| Research Question | How does soil ph affect the rate of photosynthesis? We believe this question is relevant, especially to gardeners and plant owners who may want to know how soil ph is affecting their plants health. This question fits into what we already know about photosynthesis as it provides us with... |
| Predictions | Our group's prediction is that the plants exposed to lower and higher ph levels will have lower levels of photosynthesis than a plant in a neutral environment. We think that our prediction will happen because some sources we have read from have explained that when a plant is exposed to either too... |
| Experimental Design | For our experimental design we will first gather materials which will be three single spinach sprout, small pots to put soil in,soil, jars wish is 30cm circumference and 16.5cm tall, cardboard, a marker, hot glue gun, 3 cotton balls, O2 and PH probes and a computer that can record data over 24... |
| Conclusion | In our experiment about how the levels of ph affect the photosynthesis of a plant, we predicted that a spinach plant in a neutral environment would produce more oxygen than a spinach plant in a base or acidic environment, because improper ph levels lead to the denaturing of enzymes, which would... |
| About this Project | The Saucy Scientists worked very well together as a team. This team consisted of vary diverse learners and I saw leadership emerge. They tested something new, which was risky, and required a great deal more research. The students were very positive about the results, especially when the results... |
Updates
Hello Team - it was a great privilege and honor to have been part of your PlantingScience experience. I have been part of this program for over four years as a mentor and liaison but this was the first time that I would meet my students in-person. And that meeting made a difference. I am confident that you will do well, make significant impact in your lives and communities, and have a successful career. You are fortunate to have Mrs Thilmony as your science teacher. She is passionate and hardworking. I am impressed! I wish you all the very best! Stay curious!
Israel
Thank you Josh and Israel for all the help and advice for the experiment and leading us in the right direction when we were going off course, I hope you have a good rest of your year, Thank you and Goodbye.
Hello mentors, just wanted to thank you guys for your time, help, and effort in being our mentors for this project. I learned a lot doing this project and I appreciate what you guys have done for our group. It was a cool experience to interact with real scientists like you guys. Thanks again for everything Israel and Josh, goodbye!
Thank you for mentoring us. Israel and josh. I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving break. I've learned some things from working with you guys.
Thank you for the nomination Josh. Thanksgiving break was awesome, I hope your thanksgiving was good as well. As far as the conclusion goes, I think that the ellipsis goes away if you click into the info section, and it will show the entire conclusion.
thanks for the help Sam!
thanks for mentoring me and my team Josh and Isreal. Good bye
Thank you and your squad for being inquisitive, and saucy scientists!
Hello mentors, we have posted the conclusion to our experiment about pH and photosynthesis. The data we collected does not support our predictions, and our conclusion explains reasoning as to why we believe it does not. Feel free to ask us any questions about our conclusion and interpretation of the data.
Hi team, I hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving break. Your information section looks wonderful but I do have one question: the conclusion ends with an ellipsis (fancy word to describe ..." Do yall think you could finish that sentence to fully interpret your results?
So far y'all have been very proficient with coming up with answers and suggestions. Let me know if I can be of assistance in the final bits of your project. I am nominating yall for a star project and I know that the more flushed out your information sections are the better chance you have at winning!
I am excited to see your results of measuring oxygen, as an indicator of photosynthesis rates, in these plants grown under different pH levels. So, what can you infer from your results? Does it match your predictions? What do your results mean? I am happy to help you work through interpreting the results.
we have finished collecting computer data from the experiment we have not got a chance to photograph and examine out plants from the experiment, but we will send our graph of data we have collected as soon as its completed. we are going to take Israel's advice and study and photograph the root lengths and collect qualitative data from it.
Hello Team - this is awesome work! I am excited to see the results you are getting. Based on ocular observation, there were more leaves, and fresh too, in the spinach in acidic medium. The spinach grown in basic medium have fewer leaves and the shortest root length. Does this observation match your predictions?
I can't wait to see how the results of the photosynthesis measurements.
Great work, team!
What an amazing photo of young scientists!
We will definitely take that into consideration. Thanks for the insight!
We are beginning to dive into our experiment, and have posted our design on the project info. We will begin testing as soon as we get everything completely set up, and we'll keep you guys posted about any questions we have while we conduct our experiment. Also, I would like to thank Israel for the chocolate and gifts he brought on his visit, it was a highly appreciated gesture. Please let us know of any suggestions, advice, or questions you may have about our experimental design as we will be spending all of class tomorrow prepping the experiment, and we'll be looking to start collecting data soon.
Hello Sam and team! I had the opportunity to understand your experimental set-up on Friday during my visit. I think you have a good plan. One recent thought about your experiment is that the effect of pH will be felt more by the roots than by the leaves, therefore, if possible, after the last day of your data collection, you can also carefully uproot the spinach leaves and observe the roots. You may measure the root length and integrate it with your photosynthesis data. Have fun with your project.
PS: you are welcome and I really enjoyed my visit.
Hello Team! It was nice meeting some of you on Friday during my visit. It is rewarding to put names to faces! I am excited to see your projects as they come along this week. I am available to respond to your comments and questions. Have fun, y'all!
Yo squad,
Just checking in with yall, have you started to dive into investigating your question? I am excited to see what you hypothesize as well as how you'll design the experiment! I'll be tapped in this upcoming week if yall have any questions
Thank you for the feedback Josh and we have decided on a more solid question, based on our original so it relates more to what we have been discussing lately. the Question is how does Ph affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Hi squad,
This is wonderful. I think there is a lot of potential with this question which is solid. I am excited to see y'all fill in your predictions and experimental design sections above in your project info section. A question for y'all: when do you meet for class? I think that will help Isarael and I be ready to check for updates to provide you with more timely responses.