Water+type+is+super+effective(INQUIRY+PROJECT)

= Water type is super effective(INQUIRY PROJECT) = By: Adrian Magadia

==Problem statement: The effect of different kinds of water on a sunflowers sprouting.==

Background:
The different types of water in this experiment are lake water(fresh water), water from ocean(salt water), and tap water. The lake water that will be used to water the plants is going to be collected from a mildly polluted lake.The lake can be poor in nutrients or enriched in nutrients that can result in good plant growth and algae bloom. The salt water will be collected from an ocean. Salt water has a concentration of NaCl. Salt water contains a significant amount of dissolved salts. Salt water from the ocean can be polluted and add harmful chemicals to the waters properties. Tap water is an example of running water, city water, and/or municipal water. Tap water contains chlorine and various metal ions. Tap water can be likely to be harmed by chemical contamination. In many areas flouride is added to improve dental health. The house plant(specifically a sun flower) and its health conditions are the dependent variable.Sun flowers are a strong competitor of weeds so it will be a good idea to keep the sunflowers that will be used away from any weeds that may tamper with the results of the flowers health. They reduce the Plants use photosynthesis to create food. Photosynthesis is a chemical process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compound, in this case sugars using the energy of the sun. It uses CO2 and H2O and releases oxygen as a waste product. The overall equation for photosynthesis is as follows: 6CO2(carbon dioxide)+6H2O(water)>(the dashed lin is light)C6H12O6(sugar)+6O2(oxygen). So as you can see water is an important necessity for plants however the characteristics the water contains determines the fate of the plant. Fertalizer and temperature are materials that will not change so that data will not be interfered with. Fertalizer shall be the same in all a plants and the amount will also be the same. Fertalizer contains NPK which is nitrogen(N), phosphorus(P), and potassium(K). Fertalizer will help the growth of plants by feeding it minerals. As for the temperature will also remain the same during the day which is 70 to 78 degrees farenheit. These are specific temperatures for healthy growth for house plants specifically.

Materials:

 * ====== Sunflower seeds(number of seeds you choose will depend on depend on how many trials that will be taken) ======
 * Fertalizer
 * Salt water from ocean
 * Fresh water from lake
 * Tap water from faucet
 * Ruler
 * Pencil
 * Paper
 * flower pot
 * soil
 * fertalizer
 * gloves
 * gardening shovel

**Procedures:**

 * Safety: wear googles and gloves to protect your self and be catious with plants. Do not drink the water because it may cause sickness.**
 * 1) Regulate temperature of the room that plant will be in to 75 degrees.
 * 2) Add soil, fertalizer, and add the sunflower seed
 * 3) Repeat step 2 two more times( remember to use the same soil and fertalizer to the same plants) and for a controlled experiment plant the seed once with the same materials.
 * 4) Label plants the type of water you will be using on each plant. Do not assign a plant to types of water. 1 type of water per each plant wether its salt, fresh, or tap.And also label the controlled experiment"controlled".
 * 5) Seperate the plants 3 feet away from each other.
 * 6) Sprinkle some of the designated water to each plant. For the controlled experiment do not use water.
 * 7) keep repeating step 6 for a whole week and 4 days.( do not worry if the plant is not fully mature, this test will see the sprouting not maturity)
 * 8) Record data on how healthy sun flower sprout is.(is it shriveled?what is the height by cm?Or simply is it still growing?
 * 9) 2 or more trials are preffered for liability and accuracy
 * 10) Record your data and get the average height and the average number it shriveled and/or died