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How Does Acid Rain Affect the Growth of Plants?
by  Shernell   S.
* Hypothesis * Abstract * Materials * Procedure * Results * Conclusion * Bibliography & Links * 
 
Hypothesis 
I think that the acid rain will kill the plant, or it won't grow at all. 
 
Abstract 
 I chose this question because I like dealing with plants and I was curious about acid rain. It sounded cool! My hypothesis was that the acid rain plants wouldn't grow, and the water plant would. That was my guess, because if acid rain touched the soil of the plant, I read it might cause damage. 

 My procedure was to have three baby plants and spray bottle of vinegar and water. You should spray the plant every two days out of the week . Then make sure you have a measuring utensil to measure how tall your plant has got. When you are done measure how they grew. 

 My results was a graph to show how the acid rain plants and water plant had grown. My conclusion was that my hypothesis was correct, that the acid rain plant didn't grow and the water plant did. What I would do next time is take pictures or take measurements every time I watered my plants.

Materials   
-3 baby plants
-1 spray bottle 
-vinegar and water for the acid rain 
-measuring utensil 
-also remember to water  two plants with vinegar and one with water every two days.
Procedure   
 1. Buy three baby plants (Marigolds) 
 2. Poor a half cup of vinegar and half cup of water that will make acid. 
 3. Water the plant one half cup every two days 
 4. Use the spray bottle to spray the acid rain plants 
 5. Every week check to see if the plants are making any progress 
 6. Make sure to measure the water plant and the acid rain plants hieght.
Results   
My results are two graphs that explain how much my plants has grown  over the course of time. Two of my plants are sprayed with acid rain, the other one is fed with water. So the ones that were sprayed with acid rain did not grow, and the one with water did.
Conclusion 
My hypothesis was correct. The plants watered with vinegar didn't grow.
Bibliography & Links   
1. Truck,Mary.Acid Rain. New York: Crust house.
2. Lucas,Eileen. Acid Rain. Chicago: Children's 1991. 
3. Vallin,Juan. The Plant World. New York. 
4. Hawks,Nigel. Toxic Waste and Recycling. Ron Hayward associate, United States: Glouceter Press, 1988.
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