Does salt affect the growth of plants?

Project title:
Does salt affect the growth of plants?
Middle school
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Hypothesis:

My hypothisis is yes salt does affect the growth of plants. I think salt causes the plant to grow slower thatn usual .

Materials:

6 plant seeds
salt
popsicle sticks or some sort of label
water
ruler
log book
6 bottles of water

The Procedure:

First i will fill al the bottles wit water and then i shall add a diffrent amount of salt to all the bottles except for one and every morning and afternoon i will water each of the plants for 6 week and see which plants grow tallest and fastest. in one plant i will put a popscile stik that says 2 oz and that plant will be watereed with 2 oz of salt and in another i will put 4 oz and that will be watered with 4 oz of salt in another i will put 6 oz and that will have 6 os of salt and so on but one plant will have no salt and then i will record my observations in my log book every week i will use a ruler and measure the plant and see how much each has grown.

Results:

the results will be posted when i actually do the expermient


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Comment #194: Salt and plant growth

Submitted by The ScienceHound on October 3, 2005 - 2:33am
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A very interesting experiment, i must say!

So, your hypothesis seems to be "The more salt a plant receives, the slower its growth?"

To improve your project, try explaining:

1. how much water you will use, and whether the amount of water will be same for every plant.

2. what are your constants? (eg. all plants shall receive the same amount of sunlight, the same type and amount of soil, and shall be placed in the same room with the same temperature?)

3. You should also try to careful with your spelling. Try to avoid typos.

4. what type of plant seed are you using, and are you using the same type of seed for all 6 pots?

5. can you take pictures of your project every week. Post them here!

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