Draft 1, The Effects of Household Chemicles on Plants

This topic submitted by The Weeds John Chris Matt and Amy (Woodjj@muohio.edu) at 5:55 pm on 9/9/99. Additions were last made on Sunday, March 10, 2002. Section: Cummins

Our group wants to answer two questions. The first question asks, how are the plants effected physically by these chemicals? The second question focuses on which chemical is worse, soap or Windex. We predict that the Windex will cause the plants to grow at a slower rate than the other groups of plants.

There will be 60 total plants, 20 control, 20 tested with Windex or glass cleaner, and 20 with soap. We plan on using pure water on the control group, 25% Windex 75% water in one, and a teaspoon of soap per 1/2 cup of water in the other. The plants will receive 1/2 a cup of liquid each day. We will report on the color, height and number of leaves for each plant. The plants will be kept in a greenhouse to ensure that they will receive the same amount of light and air.

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