Group 4 Presentation

	Time spent on project	How time was spent
Alberto Castillo	10 hours	The first 2 hours were spent with the entire group over the summer to brainstorm project ideas, 6 hours were spent doing the actual experiment and 2 additional hours were used to analyze the data and create a graph
Brenda Austria	12 hours	The first 2 hours were spent with the entire group over the summer to brainstorm project ideas, 2 more hours were spent individually researching the actual project design and concepts, 6 hours were spent doing the actual experiment and 2 additional  hours were used to outline the control variables and fine tune the presentation
Claire Mulkey	12 hours	The first 2 hours were spent with the entire group over the summer to brainstorm project ideas, 2 more hours were spent on individual research about light color and CO2 consumption, 6 hours were spent doing the actual experiment and an additional 2 hours were spent making the presentation
Tucker Hembree	12 hours	The first 2 hours were spent with the entire group over the summer to brainstorm project ideas, 2 more hours were spent on individual research about oxidation during cellular respiration, 1 hour was spent buying supplies, 6 hours were spent doing the actual experiment and an additional hour were spent analyzing data and drawing conclusions for the presentation

Abstract: In normal sunlight, plants absorb light and carbon dioxide through their leaves and convert it to sugars and oxygen. This combined with the topic at hand (color), sparked the investigation as to what would happen if this ordinarily white colored sunlight was a different wavelength. We decided to research and test with different colored light filters and a carbon dioxide probe, the rate of carbon dioxide consumption. Our results were inconclusive however, as we did not account for the carbon dioxide that would result from decomposition of the flowers in an airtight container.

Presentation Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18I9RvK5t7_WvbJr1U3Gwo3YDyNpqIK1dG8YNJ6wonIA/edit#slide=id.p

Group 4 Experiment Day

Data

Organizing Plants

Plant Number	Number of leaves	Number of Mature Blooms	Number of Immature Blooms
1A	30	1	2
2A	50	2	2
3A	25	1	2
4A	70	5	2
5A	30	2	3
AVERAGE	41	2.2	2.4
1B	65	3	3
2B	56	4	2
3B	72	2	6
4B	61	2	2
5B	54	1	3
AVERAGE	61.6	2.4	3.2
1C	35	2	3
2C	59	4	2
3C	60	3	2
4C	46	3	6
5C	29	2	3
AVERAGE	45.8	2.8	3.2
1D	30	2	3
2D	27	2	2
3D	59	5	4
4D	56	3	2
5D	14	1	2
AVERAGE	35.2	2.6	2.6
1E	28	2	2
2E	48	5	5
3E	13	1	2
4E	35	4	3
5E	62	5	0
AVERAGE	35.2	3.4	2.4

MATH:

Group A total of leaves (205) / 5 = (41) Average of leaves 

Group B total of leaves (308) / 5 = (61.6) Average of leaves 

Group C total of leaves (229) / 5 = (45.8) Average of leaves 

Group D total of leaves (186) / 5 = (35.2) Average of leaves 

Group E total of leaves (186) / 5 = (35.2) Average of leaves 

Group A total of mature blooms (11) / 5 = (2.2) Average of Mature Blooms 

Group B total of mature blooms (12) / 5 = (2.4) Average of Mature Blooms

Group C total of mature blooms (14) / 5 = (2.8) Average of Mature Blooms

Group D total of mature blooms (13) / 5 = (2.6) Average of Mature Blooms

Group E total of mature blooms (12) / 5 = (3.4) Average of Mature Blooms

Group A total of immature blooms(12) / 5= (2.4) Average of Immature Blooms

Group B total of immature blooms(16) / 5= (3.2) Average of Immature Blooms 

Group C total of immature blooms(16) / 5= (3.2) Average of Immature Blooms 

Group D total of immature blooms(13) / 5= (2.6) Average of Immature Blooms

Group E total of immature blooms(12) / 5= (2.4) Average of Immature Blooms

DATA COLLECTED

Trial 1

	Initial CO2 Concentration	Final CO2 Concentration	Change in CO2 Concentration
Container A (Blue)	150 ppm	1397 ppm	+1247
Container B (Yellow)	150 ppm	1155 ppm	+1005
Container C (Green)	100 ppm	802 ppm	+702
Container D (Red)	100 ppm	910 ppm	+810
Container E (Control)	160 ppm	803 ppm	+643

MATH:

A: 1397 ppm - 150 ppm = 1247 ppm

B: 1155 ppm - 150 ppm = 1005 ppm

C: 802 ppm -100 ppm  = 702 ppm

D: 910 ppm - 100ppm = 810 ppm
E: 803 ppm - 160 ppm = 643 ppm

Trial 2

	Initial CO2 Concentration	Final CO2 Concentration	Change in CO2 Concentration
Container A (Blue)	308 ppm	991 ppm	+683
Container B (Yellow)	524 ppm	1167 ppm	+643
Container C (Green)	327 ppm	691 ppm	+364
Container D (Red)	592 ppm	931 ppm	+339
Container E (Control)	544 ppm	817 ppm	+273

MATH:

A: 991 ppm - 308 ppm = 683 ppm

B: 1167 ppm - 524 ppm = 643 ppm

C: 691 ppm - 327 ppm  = 364 ppm

D: 931 ppm - 592 ppm = 339 ppm

E: 817 ppm - 544 ppm = 273 ppm

Trial 3:

	Initial CO2 Concentration	Final CO2 Concentration	Change in CO2 Concentration
Container A (Blue)	313 ppm	831 ppm	+518 ppm
Container B (Yellow)	344 ppm	852 ppm	+507 ppm
Container C (Green)	233 ppm	392 ppm	+159 ppm
Container D (Red)	280 ppm	644 ppm	+364 ppm
Container E (Control)	270 ppm	473 ppm	+203 ppm

MATH:

A:831 ppm - 313 ppm = 518 ppm

B:852 ppm - 344 ppm = 507 ppm

C:392 ppm - 233 ppm = 159 ppm

D: 644 ppm - 280 ppm = 364 ppm
E: 473 ppm - 270 ppm = 203 ppm

 Trial 4:

	Initial CO2 Concentration (ppm)	Final CO2 Concentration (ppm)	Change in CO2 Concentration
Container A (Blue)	219	932	713
Container B (Yellow)	234	870	636
Container C (Green)	109	617	508
Container D (Red)	167	698	531
Container E (Control)	473	593	410

MATH:

A:932 ppm - 219 ppm = 713 ppm

B: 870 ppm -  234 ppm = 636 ppm

C: 617 ppm - 109 ppm  = 508 ppm

D: 698 ppm -  167 ppm = 531 ppm

E: 593 ppm - 473 ppm = 410 ppm

Trial 5:

	Initial CO2 Concentration	Final CO2 Concentration	Change in CO2 Concentration
Container A (Blue)	385	955	570
Container B (Yellow)	313	901	588
Container C (Green)	258	656	398
Container D (Red)	311	758	447
Container E (Control)	321	609	288

MATH:

A:955 ppm -  385 ppm = 570 ppm

B:901 ppm -  313 ppm = 588 ppm

C: 656 ppm - 258 ppm  = 398 ppm

D: 758 ppm - 311 ppm = 447 ppm

E: 609 ppm- 321 ppm = 288 ppm