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The description below was contributed by: Brandon, on Jul 02, 2007 08:37:41PM


Appropriate grades or age groups:
8 or older

Estimated time to complete this project:
2 weeks or more,depending on how much growth you want to be able to document.

Materials:
seeds (you choose),small pots, dirt,water, labels to label each pot, fertilizers (orange peel,banana peel, store bought fertilizer, ect...

What is the hypothesis of this science project? What does the experiment aim to prove?
Do things grow better with or without a particular fertilizer?

Instructions:
Put same amt. of dirt,seed and fertilizer in each pot. Water each pot with same amt. of water and record growth and watering schedule

Other comments or suggestions:
Use a muffin pan to hold the pots to make it easier to move if needed.

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