Different Types of Water and

Their Effects on Transplant Growth

Maria Victoria Garcia

Hypothesis: If I water transplants with

fish tank water then they will grow taller and faster than usual.

CONTROL GROUP- Chard watered with City Water

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP/s-

Chard watered with Water Treated with sodium thiosulfate & sodium bicarbonateChard watered with Filtered WaterChard watered with Rain WaterChard watered with Fish Tank Water.

CONTROLLED VARIABLES: •Temperature * Amount of Water * Size of Transplant Cup * Amount of light*Amount of Microlife *Amount of Soil *Type of Soil

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES:* Type of water

DEPENDANT VARIABLES: *Amount of time until germination begins. *Amount of time till first real leaves * Height of plants. z

Sterilization and Grouping

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ABNORMALITIES

In the future, I would like to test

different levels of chemicals found in rainwater within a period of time and

identify their effect on plants