Research Question
Which type of fertilizer aids the growth of the plants the best?
Research Predictions
If we add miracle grow to the plants rather than just regular fertilizer they will grow faster and taller then the plants there were fertilized with the other fertilizers.
Experimental Design
Independent variable is the different fertilizers.
Dependent variable is the growth of the plant.
Control is the seed watered with distilled water.
1.Place four mung seeds into each pot. four seeds per pot.
2.You will need 4 pots in all
3. We will wait till the seeds to germinate then we will start steps 4-9
4.Place one aside with just soil
5. next add Miracle Grow to one and place aside (solid fertilizer)
6.add Schultz all purpose grow to another and place aside (solid fertilizer)
7.to the other pot add Peters fertilizer (liquid fertilizer)
8.then to the last just keep the soil and water every day with no fertilizer.
9.Water each plant the same amount of distilled water everyday.
Extra Information
The Schultz fertilizer contains 20 percent nitrogen, 20 percent potassium, and 30 percent phosphorus. The Miracle Grow fertilizer contains 15 percent nitrogen, 10 percent potassium, and 30 percent phosphorus. The Peters fertilizer contains 10 percent nitrogen, 5 percent potassium, and 10 percent phosphorus.
While we were fertilizing our plants, we over fertilized using the liquid fertilizer(Peters). As a result of this the plant died a few days later because of the over dose of chemicals.
Research Conclusions
Results of investigation
The results of our investigation agree with our hypothesis. The plant that was fertilized with Miracle Grow grew the tallest and stayed healthier than the other plants. The plant fertilized with Peters died after only a few days due to our personal error. The plant fertilized with Schultz grew but did not grew to the same height, as the plant fertilized with Miracle Grow. The Plant fertilized with Schultz also had a couple of plants die but, the plant fertilized with Miracle grow had all of the plants continued to grow. The control grew taller than the plant that was fertilized with Schultz.
Conclusion
The plant fertilized with Miracle Grow aided the growth of its plants better than the plants fertilized with the other fertilizers.