Science project plan

WONDER: FORM A HYPOTHESIS BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN

I wonder _If we water the plants with dye will it change colour ?

Which plant grows the fastest/ highest?

Does music help it grow?

TARGET VOCABULARY  

Photosynthesis 

Habitat 

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Plant we might be using:

Herbs:   

Basil-India 

Mint -Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America.  

Dill -southern Russia, western Africa and the Mediterranean region

Paisley - Scotland

  

Flowers:

Blue Bell- France and England 

Geranium Versicolour -south and south-west of England.

Saxifrage-Europe and North America 

Chamomile- Western Europe, India, and western Asia.

Lily of the Valley -Northern Hemisphere 

Velvet Daisy-South Australia 

Pansy- Asia 

 

old suitcase (or large planting container)✔️

️garbage bag✔️

gravel-V.M ➰

️potting soil✔️

herb plants of choice- All➰

small gardening shovel- M.E➰

paper✔️

colored markers✔️

toothpicks -M.E➰

glue - M.E➰

 

  

METHOD

STEP ONE: 1. Prepare your container.

Ask an adult to drill holes in the base of an old suitcase. Place a trash bag inside and punch holes in it. Add a layer of grit and then fill the case with potting soil mixed with some grit.

STEP TWO: 2. Have fun with geography.

Imagine the surface of your suitcase is a world map. Arrange the herb plants you have bought according to the position of the country where they originated.

STEP THREE: 3. Create space for herb plants.

For each plant, make a deep hole in the soil that is large enough to fit the root ball. Water the plant, then gently squeeze it out of its pot and place the plant into the hole. Hold the plant by the root ball as you gently remove it from its pot.

STEP FOUR:4. Fill in the soil around the plant.

The base of the stem should be level with the soil surface. Once you've planted all your herbs, water them around their roots.

STEP FIVE:5. Decorate your garden.

Do a little research and make flags to show where the herbs originated. 

IDENTIFY THINGS I COULD MEASURE OR OBSERVE CHANGING

How much water/dye we put in

How tall will it grow

Will it change colour

               I will measure/observe BECAUSE…(dependent)

We don't want to overwater it

If it will grow

If it works 

WHAT CONDITION WILL I keep these the same (controlled variables)

Where we put it.

How much Water we put in it.

How much dye we put with the water.