The Scientific Method
Will food coloring affect the color of flowers?
DESIGN THE EXPERIMENT
Materials needed: 4 white daisy sprouts, 4 pots filled with soil, blue, yellow, and red food coloring, water, window. 4 GROUPS: control (c), blue (b), yellow (y), red (r)
Directions: plant 1 sprout in each pot of soil, set outside of window, water everyday, add two additional drops with the three different food coloring to three separate flowers, record observations every week
TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS
Flower: Dead/Alive;Color of Blossom
WEEK 1:
c: alive;white
b: alive;white
y: alive;white
r: alive;white
WEEK 2:
c: alive;white
b: alive;white
y: alive;white
r: alive;pink
WEEK 3:
c: alive;white
b: alive;light blue
y: alive;off-white
r: alive;dark pink
WEEK 4:
c: alive;white
b: alive;light blue
y: dead;brown
r: alive;red
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, my hypothesis was correct. Food coloring will affect the color of the flower's petals.