{"id":31,"date":"2006-09-16T14:19:08","date_gmt":"2006-09-16T22:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyelephant.com\/ams\/?p=31"},"modified":"2016-04-22T16:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T00:54:20","slug":"summer-science-project-growth-rate-of-sunflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mightyelephant.com\/ams\/summer-science-project-growth-rate-of-sunflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 1: Growth Rate of Sunflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Title: Growth Rate of Sunflowers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a experiment about how fast sunflowers grow.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sunflower\" href=\"http:\/\/mightyelephant.com\/ams\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/img_0635_small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyelephant.com\/ams\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/img_0635_small.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How fast do sunflowers grow?<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Hypothesis:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I think that in five weeks the subflowers will have full flower.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Experiment:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I planted a crop of sunflowers. Each day I kept track of the sunflowers. I measured with a ruler how tall they grow. I chose three out of a crop of sunflowers. I don&#8217;t know exactly how many plants there where in a crop.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Equipment Used:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>sunflower seeds<\/li>\n<li>planters<\/li>\n<li>potting mix<\/li>\n<li>tape measure<\/li>\n<li>ruler<\/li>\n<li>lots of water and sunshine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 267px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"485\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\">HEIGHT (cm)<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"center\">DATE<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\">PLANT 1<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\">PLANT 2<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\">PLANT 3<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\">Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">5\/22\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Planted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">5\/30\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1.5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">6\/7\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15.5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">6\/14\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16.5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">23.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">6\/21\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">36.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">43.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">45.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">6\/29\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">70.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">71.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">87.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">7\/7\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">92.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">92.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">98.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">7\/18\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">110.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">123.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">123.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">8\/5\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">145.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">159.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">165.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">8\/11\/2006<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">150.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">183.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">281.0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Flowers blooming&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Average = 204.7 cm of all plants<\/p>\n<p>Growth Rate = 18.6 cm per week (7.3 inches per week)<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial';\"><strong>What I Learned (Conclusion):<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I learned that sunflowers can bloom in two months. And also at a rate of 7.3 inches per week. Other factors affect the growth rate of sunflower.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sunflowers Growing\" href=\"http:\/\/mightyelephant.com\/ams\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/img_0562.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyelephant.com\/ams\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/img_0562.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Sunflowers Growing\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n16 Jun 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Growth Rate of Sunflowers Introduction: This is a experiment about how fast sunflowers grow. Question: How fast do sunflowers grow? 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