experiment

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What is the Effect of Aloe on Lima Bean Plants?
By Daniel Fox
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Questions and Answers
A) In my experiment, I was trying to find out if
mixing aloe into water (one tablespoon of aloe
per cup of water) for lima bean plants would make
them grow.
B) My results were that only one out of four
plants with aloe water sprouted (and grew
terribly) and two out of four with regular water.
From my results, I can conclude that aloe is
meant for helping mend external skin, not helping
seal water away from the seed.
C) My hypothesis was If I water eight lima bean
plants with two different liquids (water, aloe
water solution), then the four with aloe water
solution will grow the best because the aloe will
provide nutrients for the plant. My results did
not support my hypothesis because only one
watered with aloe water solution and only grew
2.5 cm before it started to shrink.
D) Waiting for growth and sprouting was difficult
for me because I was curious about the results
and couldnt wait to find out what would happen
E) One question I now have about this topic is
Will watering at different rates help or hurt
the growth.
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Growth of plants
Plant 1(no aloe) Plant 2(no aloe) Plant 3 (aloe)
3 Days 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm
6 Days 0.5 cm 0 cm 0 cm
9 Days 2.3 cm 0.6 cm 0 cm
12 Days 5.7 cm 3.8 cm 0.4 cm
15 Days 13.5 cm 8 cm 2.5 cm
18 Days 19.3 cm 13.5 cm 2 cm
21 Days 26 cm 16.5 cm 1cm
24 Days 28.5 cm 19.75 cm 1 cm
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Growth of Lima Bean Plants
Growth in Centimeters

Amount of Days
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These are the supplies I needed to carry out my
experiment (materials).
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These are the three plants that actually grew (a
couple sprouted but got covered in mold and
died).