Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

1Hi could you help me please i have to do a project called: What factors that affect water uptake by plants.
Id really apreciate any help you could give me. Its a very important project to me.

Hi Alison,

You have a great topic, but for a science fair project, you will need to narrow your question down so you can ask a question that you will be able to answer with a carefully designed controlled experiment.

First, read through the steps of doing a science fair project:

http://sciencebuddies.com/science-fair- ... ndex.shtml

Next, do background reading on your topic so you will understand what problems need to be investigated.

Here are some projects related to your topic from the science buddies website:

This project shows how capillary action works in plants. This is a commonly done project, and for a high school project, you would need to do something to make it more challenging and original:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p033.shtml

Here is another project on using recycled water for plants:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p040.shtml

Here’s a website that describes how to measure plant growth:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... owth.shtml

Here are some more interesting projects. Look in the bibliography sections for more background reading sources.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p030.shtml

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p016.shtml

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p018.shtml

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p046.shtml

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p011.shtml

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p019.shtml

Let us know if you have any other questions. You barely have enough time to do a plant growth experiment, so do concentrate on the reading and developing your topic so you can start the project within a few days.

Donna Hardy

Thankyou so much I am starting the project tomoro and all the information you have given me has been a great help.

here is some more information:
http://www.biology-online.org/11/8_water_in_plants.htm
http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biolo ... plants.php