Mythbusters Experiment

My project is about what keeps flowers the longest. In this experiment I will be testing different substances on flowers to see what makes them last longer. I thought of this project because at the time I had just got flowers and they were pretty so I wanted to keep them longer. My project will commence when the last flower dies. I heard of this off of a TV show called Mythbusters. They used different products than I am but it is sort of the same. In this paper I will explain how different materials react to the water and help the flowers more. I will give the variables, the purpose, the problem, and the procedure. The purpose of this experiment is to identify what changes can be made to keep flowers longer with In my research I have found that if you add an aspirin in with a few pennies into the water of your flowers it stops bacteria from growing and killing your flowers it goes with pruning the flower. If you let leaves fall into the water, they will begin to decompose and cause bacteria to grow in the water switch kills the plant. Plants use sugar as a source of energy. Gardeners believe that mixing a bit of sugar in the water will make them grow better but in some cases that are not true. Plants grow in an uncontrolled environment can handle this sugar, but many “plants grown outside of soil in controlled environments… younger plants may …show more content…
My independent variables are the substances I will be adding to the flowers water. The dependent variable is the flowers growth over the days leading to their death. Finally, the control variable is the flowers. My materials are pennies, apple cider vinegar, aspirin, flower food, sprite, 7up, sugar/vinegar, flowers, and cups or vases. The procedures I will be taking are:
1. Label the cups or vases
2. Fill cups or vases up half way with lukewarm water
3. Mix the different materials in their designated cups or vases
4. Prune