Chia Seed Experiment
Will Gatorade or water make the chia plant grow more?
Why run this experiment?
Hypothesis and Variables
Variables:
independent- type of liquid
dependent- growth of plant in centimeters
control- oxygen received
extraneous- if seeds are defected to begin with
Procedure
Pictures of Results
Plant hydrated with water
Plant hydrated with Gatorade
Plant hydrated with water
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Our Data & Conclusion
Based on these results we can conclude that the type of liquid you hydrate a plant with does make a difference. We can also say that even thought Gatorade has special ingredients like electrolytes and added sugar, it isn't very healthy for a plant. In this case, we have proved that out of 2 different liquids, water is the best liquid to hydrate a plant with.
Future Labs
1. We could run a lab with different plants using Gatorade to hydrate them to see if Gatorade just affected Chia seeds or if it really is bad for plants.
2. We could once again plant Chia seed and use different liquids to hydrate them to eventually find which kind of liquid is best for plants.