This page last changed on Sep 29, 2007 by mbruozas.
![](images/icons/emoticons/forbidden.gif) | this information is for Carolyn to write the math component for 3-4 |
If I was to set this up again, I would have taken an observation of color of leaves, spots, # of small leaves, # of big leaves, status of stem and length of the vine on the set up day. When I did this I was not sure what observations I was going to make so I did not have all that information documented until I was able to do observations over time. Also, I don't think it matters if they make an observation every day they could probably do every two or three days. I would also have cards with different shades of green so that students can make an objective observation of what color green the leaves have. Also, it would be nice for the plants to all be the same length, even though I picked the same type of plant the vines were not all the same length.
Plants |
Water |
Sunlight |
Observations |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
Day 6 |
Day 7 |
Day 8 |
Day 9 |
#1 |
1/2 cup of water |
yes |
color of leaves |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
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# of leaves that have spots |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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# of small leaves |
24 |
27 |
30 |
33 |
32 |
36 |
35 |
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# of big leaves |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
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status of stem |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
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length of Vine |
10 3/4" |
11 1/4" |
11 1/2" |
11 3/4" |
12" |
12 1/4" |
12 1/2" |
#2 |
no water |
yes |
color of leaves |
dark green |
green |
green |
green |
green/leathery |
green/leathery |
green/leathery |
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# of leaves that have spots |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 leaf cracked
5 |
1 leaf cracked
6 |
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# of small leaves |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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# of big leaves |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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status of stem |
strong |
strong |
strong |
weak |
weak |
weak |
weak |
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length of vine |
13" |
13 1/2" |
13 1/3" |
13 1/2" |
13 1/2" |
13 1/2" |
13 1/2" |
#3 |
1/2 cup of water |
no sun |
color of leaves |
dark green |
leaves on the top of the
plant are dark green, underneath leaves are light green |
leaves on the top of the
plant are dark green, underneath leaves are light green |
leaves on the top of the
plant are dark green, underneath leaves are light green |
leaves on the top of theplant are dark green, underneath leaves are light green |
top and underneath leaves are light green |
top and underneath leaves are light green |
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# of leaves that have spots |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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# of small leaves |
8 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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|
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# of big leaves |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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status of stem |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
strong |
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length of vine |
9" |
9" |
9 1/2" |
10" |
10" |
10" |
10" |
#4 |
no water |
no sun |
color of leaves |
dark green |
top leaves lighter green, bottom leaves darker green |
green |
green |
green and leathery |
green and leathery |
green and leathery |
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# of leaves that have spots |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
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# of small leaves |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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# of big leaves |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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status of stem |
strong |
strong |
strong |
weak |
weak |
weak |
weak |
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length of vine |
11" |
11" |
11" |
11" |
11" |
11" |
11" |
Explain - Looking at and explaining results of the experiment
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