BLOSSOM

Reported by Nunchakorn Sonchaiyagorn (Kapuk)

For Integrated Science 2.0 (Grade 7)

Submitted to Teacher Ida

Due on August 28, 2014

NOTES Grade 7

iScience

Instruction: Create your own scientific inquiry.

My Scientific Inquiry Name : Kapuk

OBSERVATION: (What you observe in your surroundings or in nature)

I observed that if a flower receives a lot of water, the blossom usually fall. And if it receives a few amount of water the blossom also fall.

INFERENCE: (Logical explanation drawn from prior knowledge and experience) I infer that a flower blossom will fall if it didn’t receive enough water.

QUESTION/PROBLEM: (What you want to know after observing a certain event or phenomena.

Start with the word Does/Do, How, What, When, Who, Which, Why or Where) How does the amount of water effect a blossom?

HYPOTHESIS: (A possible explanation that can be tested.) I hypothesize that the amount of water effects the amount of time a blossom can stay

longer.

PREDICTION: (if and then statement. Gives a glimpse of what you are going to do in your

experiment.) I predict if I add enough water to a flower, then the blossom will hardly fall.

VARIABLES: (These are the factors that you

must control to make the experiment

FAIR)

Independent: (The ONE factor that differs between the control group and the

experimental group) The amount of water

Dependent: (What you will observe or measure or count)

Whether the blossom will fall or not

Constant: (Factors you keep the same in the control group and the experimental group

throughout the experiment)

Kind of flower, temperature where it grows, shape of flowerpot

MATERIALS/APPARATUS: (Things you need to carry out the experiment) Flowers with a blossom each

Water flowerpot

PROCEDURE: (A list of steps/instructions that tell how to carry out the experiment. You can

add diagrams)

1. Plant three flowers with a blossom each in the flowerpot. 2. Water the first one twice a day, the second one once a day, the last one

once in two days. 3. Check every day if the blossom fall.

4. Record in the data table.

DATA TABLE: (A chart in which you will write your results or observations.)

Day Flowerpot A Flowerpot B Flowerpot C

1 no change no change no change

2 no change no change The blossom falls

3 The blossom falls The blossom fall There’s no blossom

4 One blossom grown One blossom grown There’s no blossom

ANALYSIS: (Study the results carefully and rewrite them in clear and complete sentences)

The water that added to flowerpot A is twice a day, the blossom can remain for 2 days.

The water that added to flowerpot B is once a day, the blossom can remain for 3 days, The water that added to flowerpot C is once in two days, the blossom can remain for 1

day.

CONCLUSION: (State whether or not the results support the hypothesis) The result of my experiments supported my hypothesis. According to my experiment,

flowers need enough water so that the blossom can stay long.

So much is enough??

COMMUNICATE: (Communicate your results to others in a final report, display board, power

point presentation, have it published in a scientific journal or present it in a scientific meeting.

Give your report or presentation an interesting title.)

Gallery

First day, each one has a blossom Second day, the blossom of flowerpot C fall

Third day, the blossom of flowerpot A fall Fourth day, the blossom of flowerpot A and B

have grown

Scientific Inquiry Rubric (General)

Category Your Score

Designing an experiment Student can create a plan for a fair test that includes all the skills/components of the scientific inquiry.

2 4 6 8 10

Grammar, spelling, punctuation No or minor grammar, spelling or punctuation mistakes.

1 2 3 4

Neatness Very neat (not cluttered) and legible (clear enough to read).

1 2 3 4

Creativity Project is interesting and fresh. Triggers new ideas and insights.

1 2 3 4 5

Gallery Pictures to show that the experiment was actually carried out by the student are included.

0 1 2

19/25

Your final score is 38/50. Teacher Ida