Student+C+Flowers


 * INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: **
 * [remember it must be a controlled experiment] **
 * 1. A hypothesis **
 * 2. Explain how to set up the experiment: **
 * ** brainstorm a list of all the variables that must be kept constant during the experiment **
 * ** include identification of the independent variable **
 * ** the dependent variable **
 * ** identify the control group **
 * ** identify the experimental group(s) **
 * 3. Provide enough details for someone else to set up your experiment **

Do cut flowers last longer if kept in water that contains aspirin?

__Hypothesis-__ They will not last any longer if kept in water that contains aspirin

__ Variables - __
 * 1. Species of flower **
 * 2. **** Water **
 * 3. Age of flower **
 * 4. Temp. of water **
 * 5. Amount of aspirin **
 * 6. Age of aspirin **
 * 7. Type of water **
 * 8. Age of water **
 * 9. Brand of aspirin **
 * 10. Size of container **
 * 11. Material of container **
 * 12. Age of flower **
 * 13. Amounts of sunlight each flower is exposed to **
 * 14. How and when the flowers were cut **

__ Independent Variable- __** Cut flowers ** __ Dependent Variable- __** Flowers in regular water **

__ Control Group: __** The group with the flower that is put in regular water ** __ Experimental Group: __ ** The Group with the cut flowers put in water containing aspirin **

__ Steps to conduct experiment(procedure): __
 * 1. Collect flowers for experiment **
 * 2. Place the flowers in two seperate containers **
 * 3. Place one flower in the water containing aspirin and the other in regular water **
 * 4. Allow the flowers enough time to tell whether one or the other lasted longer **
 * 5. Evaluate between the two flowers to see which lasted longer **