PROBLEM: What affect does temperature have on the moss growth on the tree?
HYPOTHESIS: If the moss goes away, then it will grow back in the spring because everything grows in the spring.
CONSTANT: The tree we observe.
CONTROL: The moss, the temperature
MATERIALS: The tree, the moss, obeservations
| Date |
Weather conditions |
Temperature |
Observations about tree |
| 10-3 |
Sunny |
14.6 C |
moss is dryer and colder |
| 10-11 |
Sunny |
22.4 C |
moss is still dry but warmer |
| 10-21 |
Sunny |
8.4 C |
the side with sun hitting it has more moss and the side that doesn't get as much sun has less |
| 10-28 |
Sunny |
7 C |
sunny side has more blue moss than shady side |
| 11-16 |
Sunny |
14.5 C |
on the shaded side the moss is getting thinner on the sunny side there is a lot of blue and patches of green |
| 1-10 |
Sunny and cold |
12 C |
Shady side almost none, VERY dry |
| 3-15 |
Partly cloudy |
21.9 C |
Sunny side tons of moss, other side grew more too |
| 4-3 |
Clear and sunny |
57 F |
Same all around |
| 5-10 |
Clear and sunny |
57 C |
Lots more on sunny side; not as much on shady side |
Comments
Beacom Mary Helen
Nov 2, 2011
good information table. you have enough for me to know right away what you are observing
Marek Luke
Nov 2, 2011
agreed you have a great table and great hypothesis
Mcguire John
Nov 2, 2011
good job but you might need to take backup samples :)