Project: Growing mustard sprouts

Hypothesis: I will use water with added mineral and nutrients to grow sprouts without putting seed in the soil. The sprouts will grow greener and look more organic

Control: I will use a small box to store water. I wet the cotton wool and then put seeds into cotton until the germination. The bottom of the box will not be too shallow so that the roots can absorb nutrients from the mineral water.

Next, you should do the experiment and record your data.

Now: Write a 3 page paper including the following:

Descriptive title of your experiment
Hypothesis of your experiment
Introduction – why you chose this experiment, background to understand your experiment
Materials and Procedures – list of your materials and a brief outline of the procedures you used
Experimental results – well labeled pictures (with data tables and graphs if needed) of your results (be sure to include controls!)
Conclusions – do your results support or negate your hypothesis, what next steps would you take to find out more.
References – cite references for your procedures and any information you mentioned in the Introduction. Use the CSE/CBE style Name-Year system.
For reference style go to: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocCSE_NameYear.htmlFormat: 1.5 spaced, 1″ margins, 12 point font.

Submit your paper in Word format (doc, docx) or pdf format online.

Other guidelines:

– Be sure that it is in either word (doc, docx) or pdf format.
– The title of your uploaded file should be the title of your experiment.
– Only one file may be uploaded for your project (pictures must be contained in the document)
– The Independent Project must be biology related.
– Report must contain tables of your data or pictures (having both is a plus!)
– To avoid plagiarism, one photo MUST be of yourself (face shot) with your experimental materials. Reports submitted without this photo can only earn up to 50% of the point.