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Title
Magnetic Plant

Problem Scenario
You want to know this to see if you should put magnets in the pot with plants to make the plant grow larger.

Specific Question
Does the presence of a magnet effect plant growth?

Hypothesis
I believe that the plant with the magnet will grow more then the plant with the magnet.

General Plan
For my experiment I will be measuring plant growth over three weeks.

Potential Problems And Solutions
Sunlight, I will solve this by using a grow light. Heat is also going to be a problem. I will have them inside at a constant tempature.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns
I will put them on a shelf away from my pets. The temperature is a concern. it will stay at a constant temperature in my home.

What is your experimental unit?
I am going to be measuring plant growth over three weeks. I am measuring this every week.

Number Of Trials
I am only going to do this experiment once with 8 plants and 16 magnets.

Number Of Subjects In Each trial
I will be using 8 plants and magnets.

When data will be collected
The Data will be collected on 2-11-13 to 2-25-13.

Where will data be collected?
The data will collected at my mom's house. It is going to be on on shelf away from pets.

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Resources and Budget Table

 * Item || Number needed || Where I will get this || Cost ||
 * plants || 4 || home ||  ||
 * magnets || 8 || Home Depot || $2.47 ||
 * plant heat pad || 1 || home ||  ||

Detailed Procedure

 * First collect clay pots for the plants.
 * put dirt in the pot about half of the way
 * put 2 magnets in the pot
 * put seed in the pot
 * cover with dirt
 * water every two days
 * measure every week once a week for three weeks

Time Line
February 11- Start experiment February 18- measure for the first time February 25- measure for the second time March 4 - finish experiment, measure for the last time.

Graphs
This is my graph of my results

Results
It seems that the pots with the magnets grew rapidly at the start then slowed way down. The plant without the magnets grew slowly at first but now they are growing a lot quicker.

Conclusion
I concluded that if somebody wanted to make their plants grow rapidly at first they should put magnets in the pot until they grow enough then transfer them to the garden or dig up the pot without the magnet.

Discussion
I did not discover any patterns. I believe that my variable are very strong in that they are both things that plants need and one of them I can control. I did answer my question and I found that magnets do not effect. I didn't have any trouble with this experiment. To improve this experiment I could have the plants growing longer and have more heat.

Benefit to Community and/or Science
This will benefit the community for all the plant growers out there. They would want to know if it is a good idea to put magnets in then ground. It won't help to put magnets in the soil with the plants.

Background Research
Marigolds are the plants i am using. They need a lot of sunlight. They also need to be watered regularly. I used plant starter mix for this experiment.

Abstract
Do you want to grow your plants faster then transfer them to your garden? I believe that if you put magnets in the soil with the seeds they will grow rapidly until they are sprouting. Then just simply transfer them to your garden.