Samuel+Garrard


 * Is Green Tea as Healthy for  Plants as it is for Humans? **
 * Purpose: ** I wanted to choose an experiment that would be informational and beneficial for everyday life, so we could know what would help our plants grow taller and quicker. So I chose my ISP project on plants growth. I wanted to find out what worked better; normal tap water or   green tea for taller radish plants.

**IV: Height of plant in cm(rounded to nearest 0.25cm)**
**DV: Water vs Tea(7mL per pot)**

**Background:**
I chose decaf tea because it is known for many benficial antioxidants that help us humans. It is known to help fight off diseases such as cancer,  arthritis,  lower cholesterol levels and many others while helping your immune system. Many believe that the success stories from green tea come from epigallocatechin gallate (also known as EGCG): a powerful anti-oxidant that kills unhelpful  cells without affecting healthy tissue.

My steps: I am going to add 7mL of tap water to plant #1. I am then going to add 7mL of green tea to plant #2. I will water,  check, and record the plant heights daily over a three week period. Plants will be checked every day school is in session.

Supplies: 1.) Green tea bags(6 bags) 2.) Water(7mL per plant) 3.) Radish Seeds(about 10 per pot. 8 pots) 4.) Soil/dirt(about 2 tablespoons per pot) 5.) A Ruler 6.) A Composition book/Progress tracker 7.) A graduated cyclinder to measure accurately measure 7mL of Tea/Water 8.) Artificial light source(blue lights) 9.) Pots (8: 4/water and 4/tea)

1 Day=Each day school is in session
 * Procedure:** First, I put about two tablespoons of soil per pot(8 pots), then I put approximately 10 radish seeds in each pot. I put labels on each pot so I know what pots I watered with tea and which ones I put water in, I also added either an A, B, C, or D to each pot so I could accurately track the progress of each plant (Ex. Tea: A, B, C, D & Water: A, B, C, D). Then, each day school was in session, I watered the radish plants accordingly and measured the tallest plant from each pot in cm, rounded to the nearest 1/4(0.25)cm each day for 17 days.

Hypothesis: If I add 7mL of green tea to radish plant #2(tea) per day over a four week period, then the radish plant will grow taller than the plant with 7mL of tap water after the 17 day period.

Conclusion: After completing the experiment, I can conclude that adding 7mL of tea helps plants grow taller as compared to adding 7mL of water to radish plants.

What type of plant will you be using for the experiments? (Jfager 1/8) You might want to use more than 2 plants to test on to get better data. (  Max Everhart) 1/10/2013 How often will you check the  plants ? (Noah Belsly) 1/10/13 How is all the information about the health benefits to humans relevant to your project? (Emily Atchison) 1/10/13 What kind of lighting setup will you have for the plants? (Howley 1/11/13)

Results as of 3/7/13:

**Days 1-7**: No growth

 **Day 8:**

 Water: Tea:

 A:0.25cm A:0.75cm

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">B:0 B:0.25cm

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">C:0.5cm C:0

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">D:0 D:0.5cm


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 9: **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Water: Tea: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A:0.25cm A:1.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> B:0.25cm B:0.75cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C:1cm C:0.25cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> D:0 D:1cm


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 10: **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Water: Tea: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A:0.75cm A:2.75cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> B:0.5cm B:1cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C:1.5cm C:0.75cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> D:0.25cm D:2cm


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 11: **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Water: Tea: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A:1.25cm A:3.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> B:0.5cm B:2cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C:2.5cm C:1.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> D:0.5cm D:3cm


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 12: **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Water: Tea: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A:2cm A:4.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> B:1cm B:3cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C:3.5cm C:2cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> D:1cm D:4.25cm


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 13: **

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Water: Tea: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A:3cm A:6cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> B:1.5cm B:4cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C:5cm C:2.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> D:1cm D:5.5cm

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day 14:

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span class="stw_link">Water Tea: A: 5cm A: 7 cm B: 2.5cm B: 4.75cm C: 6.25cm C: 4.5cm D: 1.75cm D: 6.25cm

Day 15:

Water: Tea: A: 6cm A:7cm B: 2.5cm B:4.75cm C:7.5cm C: 7.5cm D: 2cm D: 5.5cm

Day 16: water: tea: A:6cm A:7cm B:4cm B:6.5cm C:8cm C:7.5cm D:2.5cm D:8.5cm

Day 17: Water: Tea: A:7cm A:12cm B: 4cm B:10cm C:10cm C:8cm D: 4.5cm D:8.5cm

Water plant final average height: 6.375cm Tea plant final average height: 9.625cm

Works citations:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Parkinson, Rhonda. "The Miracle of Green Tea." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Chinesefood.about.com //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. About.com, n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Newcomer, Laura. "13 Reasons Tea Is Good for You." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Healthland.time.com //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Time.com, 4 Sept. 2012. Web. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Conlon, Ciara. "11 Benefits of Green Tea That You Didn’t Know About." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Lifehack.org //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Lifehack.org, 9 May 2012. Web. 03 Apr. 2013.