Science Experiment Results

We're a little behind in posting our science results and other activities. All I can say is...it's been a busy spring.

Plant Project
Summary: the control lived, the outdoor plant lived, and the grow bulb lived. The plant we were talking to was a victim of little brother - he threw it on the floor and most of the dirt had to be vacuumed up and what remained wasn't enough for the little flower to survive. The in darkness plant lived about 2 weeks and the no water plant died by the end of week 1.

Which one grew the most? the grow bulb.

Poor plants which didn't survive. The light experiment on the left. The no water on the right.

Control: started at 4 to 4.5 inches. After 1 month, 4.5 to 5 inches. Growth = .5 inches

Grow bulb plant: started out at 4.5 inches. Ended at 6.5 inches. Growth = 2 inches.

An aside, this was all light from a bulb, no sun what so ever.

The poor plant attacked by baby brother.

Our outside plant: started out at 3.5 inches. Ended at 5 inches. Growth = 1.5 inches.

Another aside - our back yard gets about 3 to 4 hours of sun a day normally. This year, April was extremely cloudy and we didn't get as much sun. Do I hear another experiment coming soon? In normal sun conditions, which grows better outdoors or the grow bulb?

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Texas History Tour - Texas Independence - Washington on the Brazos

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