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KEEPING FLOWERS FRESH
RICHARD ADELSON 7i
Hey kids, this is my report on “Keeping Flowers Fresh” experiment.
Photo by nosha
THE QUESTION
HOW CAN WE KEEP CUT FLOWERS FRESH?
So uh...
The question...
How can we keep cut flowers fresh?
Well ya listen ‘ere I’ll tell ya.
The question...
How can we keep cut flowers fresh?
Well ya listen ‘ere I’ll tell ya.
Photo by Rebecca Matthews
HYPOTHESIS
- If cut flowers are left in ginger ale, then they will stay fresh longer because of the other ingredients that are in ginger ale that are not in water.
We put ‘em in ginger ale.
Yeah.
Anyway, the hypotheses.
If cut flowers are left in ginger ale, they will stay fresh longer because of the other ingredients ain’t in the water and are in ginger ale.
Yeah.
Anyway, the hypotheses.
If cut flowers are left in ginger ale, they will stay fresh longer because of the other ingredients ain’t in the water and are in ginger ale.
Photo by kakeyzz----
GROUPS
- Experimental Group:
- Flowers in the ginger ale
- Control Group:
- Flowers in the water
We got two groups.
The experimental n’ the control.
The experimental consists of ya flowers in ya ginger ale n’ the control consists of the flowers in the water
The experimental n’ the control.
The experimental consists of ya flowers in ya ginger ale n’ the control consists of the flowers in the water
Photo by @Doug88888
VARIABLES
- Independent Variable:
- Ginger Ale
- Dependent Variable:
- Flower Petals
Boom. Variables.
The independent variable is the ginger ale.
N’ the dependent variable are the flower petals.
The independent variable is the ginger ale.
N’ the dependent variable are the flower petals.
Photo by Sam Judson
CONTROLLED VARIABLES
- # of Flowers (3)
- Type of flowers (Roses)
- Color of flowers (Red)
- Length of flowers
- Location of flowers
- Amount of light
- Volume of vases
- Amount of liquid in vases
Okay so, controlled variables. These bad boys are things that don’t do that changing thing variables do.
We got number of flowers, that bein’ three of ‘em.
The type of flowers, them’s bein’ Roses.
Color, red, like that of my enemies blood.
Length n’ location
The amount of light
Volume of the vases
Amount of liquid in the vases
We got number of flowers, that bein’ three of ‘em.
The type of flowers, them’s bein’ Roses.
Color, red, like that of my enemies blood.
Length n’ location
The amount of light
Volume of the vases
Amount of liquid in the vases
Photo by Biel Morro
MATERIALS
- 6 Roses
- Ginger Ale
- Water (Tap)
- Two 2L Vases
Materialitos
Six roses
Ginger ale
Tap water (I don’t mess with no sparklin’ water)
Two 2 liter vases
Six roses
Ginger ale
Tap water (I don’t mess with no sparklin’ water)
Two 2 liter vases
Photo by Pittou2
PROCEDURE
- Obtain 2 identical 2 liter vases.
- Pour 1 liter of ginger ale into one vase.
- Pour 1 liter of water into the other vase.
- Obtain 6 identical Roses.
- Trim all stems to 25cm.
- Divide the flowers into two equal groups.
- Place Group A into the vase with ginger ale.
- Place Group B into the vase with water.
- Label Group A “Experimental.”
- Label Group B “Control.”
- Place both groups in the same location.
- Ensure that both groups get equal amounts of sunlight.
- Take a photo of both groups.
- Check the flowers every day at 6:00 PM.
- Compare the texture of the flowers to the original texture.
- Compare the color of the flowers to the original color.
- Check the flowers for wilting petals.
- Check the flowers for any petals that have fallen off.
- Record collected data.
- Repeat steps 12 through 19 daily for a week or longer.
So because the procedure is so stupidly long It literally cuts off the slide so I gotta read it out.
1. Obtain 2 identical 2 liter vases.
2. Pour 1 liter of ginger ale into one vase.
3. Pour 1 liter of water into the other vase.
4. Obtain 6 identical Tulips.
5. Trim all stems to 25cm.
6. Divide the flowers into two equal groups.
7. Place Group A into the vase with ginger ale.
8. Place Group B into the vase with water.
9. Label Group A “Experimental.”
10. Label Group B “Control.”
11. Place both groups in the same location.
12. Ensure that both groups get equal amounts of sunlight.
13. Take a photo of both groups.
14. Check the flowers every day at 6:00 PM.
15. Compare the texture of the flowers to the original texture.
16. Compare the color of the flowers to the original color.
17. Check the flowers for wilting petals.
18. Check the flowers for any petals that have fallen off.
19. Record collected data.
20. Take photos of the flowers.
21. Repeat steps 12 through 20 daily for as long as necessary.
1. Obtain 2 identical 2 liter vases.
2. Pour 1 liter of ginger ale into one vase.
3. Pour 1 liter of water into the other vase.
4. Obtain 6 identical Tulips.
5. Trim all stems to 25cm.
6. Divide the flowers into two equal groups.
7. Place Group A into the vase with ginger ale.
8. Place Group B into the vase with water.
9. Label Group A “Experimental.”
10. Label Group B “Control.”
11. Place both groups in the same location.
12. Ensure that both groups get equal amounts of sunlight.
13. Take a photo of both groups.
14. Check the flowers every day at 6:00 PM.
15. Compare the texture of the flowers to the original texture.
16. Compare the color of the flowers to the original color.
17. Check the flowers for wilting petals.
18. Check the flowers for any petals that have fallen off.
19. Record collected data.
20. Take photos of the flowers.
21. Repeat steps 12 through 20 daily for as long as necessary.
Photo by Nanagyei
NUMBER OF WILTED PETALS (CONTROL)
So, I used the graph maker in Haikudeck and the other one, and both of them are in here, but I’m starting with the ones I made in Haikudeck
NUMBER OF WILTED PETALS (EXPERIMENTAL)
NUMBER OF FALLEN PETALS (CONTROL)
NUMBER OF FALLEN PETALS (EXPERIMENTAL)
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COLOR OF PETALS (CONTROL)
- Red
- Red, darker around the edges
- Red, darker around the edges
- Some have turned much darker, others still red
- Few more have turned dark
- None have turned dark that I can see
- Large jump in number of darker petals, few are still red
So, I forgot to take photos so I’m just going to describe what happened. So here’s the control group’s petal color.
Photo by Clay Banks
COLOR OF PETALS (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Red
- Red, darker around the edges
- Red, few are completely dark
- More are completely dark
- Again, more are completely dark
- Few petals are still red
- Small jump in number of dark petals, few are still red
Yes haw, it’s time for experimental.
Photo by antonychammond
TEXTURE OF PETALS (CONTROL)
- Slightly dry
- Slightly dry
- Dry
- Dry and crumpled
- Few are very dry
- Most are now very dry
- Extremely dry, almost no moisture
Photo by eddie howell
TEXTURE OF PETALS (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Slightly dry
- Slightly drier
- Dry; crumpled
- Most are very dry
- Pretty much all of the petals are very dry
- Extremely dry
- Extremely dry
Photo by transit 208
DISCUSSION/ANALYST
So, now you get to stare at this photo of a balding business man talking while I talk.
So obviously the ginger ale didn’t work too good. But neither did the water, so maybe cut flowers are just destined to always just die. Like, a lot. I mean the two liquids kinda just did the same thing, but the water did it slightly better, which was pretty surprising. I think maybe the ginger ale and the water evaporated or the flowers drank ‘em up, and that’s why the flowers had a jump in how many got dry or withered. I’m also pretty sure the flowers got turned around and moved a bit, and that might have messed some stuff up.
So obviously the ginger ale didn’t work too good. But neither did the water, so maybe cut flowers are just destined to always just die. Like, a lot. I mean the two liquids kinda just did the same thing, but the water did it slightly better, which was pretty surprising. I think maybe the ginger ale and the water evaporated or the flowers drank ‘em up, and that’s why the flowers had a jump in how many got dry or withered. I’m also pretty sure the flowers got turned around and moved a bit, and that might have messed some stuff up.
Photo by Gwenaël Piaser
RECAP AND CONCLUSION
The hypothesis was that if cut flowers are left in ginger ale, then they will stay fresh longer because of the other ingredients that are in ginger ale that are not in water. The results of this experiment and investigation did not support the hypothesis, but rather stayed in a gray area. One way the investigation did not support the hypothesis was when more flowers wilted and then fell off the flowers that were left in the ginger ale when compared to the flowers in the water. One result that did not support nor debunk the hypothesis was when both groups of flowers and their petals both got darker and darker, and drier and drier.
Photo by Jun Seita
