SANTINO’S RED KIDNEY BEANS SANTINO’S RED KIDNEY BEANS

PROBLEMPROBLEM►Will a red kidney Will a red kidney

bean grow faster bean grow faster with or without with or without

sunlight? sunlight?

HYPOTHESISHYPOTHESISI believe that the red kidney I believe that the red kidney bean plant will not grow with out bean plant will not grow with out sunlight I believe this because I sunlight I believe this because I learned that a plant needs food, learned that a plant needs food, water, and sunlight in order for it water, and sunlight in order for it to live. If the plant does not get to live. If the plant does not get sunlight it will not be able to make sunlight it will not be able to make food so it will die.food so it will die.

MATERIALSMATERIALSMeasuring cup Measuring cup RulerRulermarkers and pencilsmarkers and pencilsSoilSoilWater H2oWater H2oBeans Beans TapeTapePotPotgreenhousegreenhouse

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE► Pour soil into a pot .Pour soil into a pot .► Place 5 red kidney beans into the Place 5 red kidney beans into the

soil.soil.►Cover the beans with soil.Cover the beans with soil.► Pour 2 ounces of water in the soil Pour 2 ounces of water in the soil ► Place the pot in the classroom’s Place the pot in the classroom’s

greenhouse.greenhouse.

DATADATA►During my experiment I prepared two plants. I During my experiment I prepared two plants. I

put one in the greenhouse the other in a closet. put one in the greenhouse the other in a closet. I checked each plant everyday. I watered the I checked each plant everyday. I watered the soil and measured the growth of the plants. soil and measured the growth of the plants.

► I noticed that the plant that was in the closet I noticed that the plant that was in the closet was not growing . The plant that was in the was not growing . The plant that was in the green house had to get water more often, and green house had to get water more often, and it grew very fast. The plant in the closet did not it grew very fast. The plant in the closet did not need much water. The plant got moldy and need much water. The plant got moldy and died. It did not do much of anything.died. It did not do much of anything.

Uhh ohh…what did I do Uhh ohh…what did I do wrong?wrong?

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION My hypothesis was correct. The red kidney My hypothesis was correct. The red kidney

beans that were not in the sunlight had a beans that were not in the sunlight had a hard time growing. The one that was in hard time growing. The one that was in the greenhouse grew in two weeks . This the greenhouse grew in two weeks . This happened is because the plant could not happened is because the plant could not do something that is very important, do something that is very important, Photosynthesis. Without sunlight the plant Photosynthesis. Without sunlight the plant could not make its food. It took about two could not make its food. It took about two weeks for the plant in the closet to die.weeks for the plant in the closet to die.