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TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2008 www.PosterPresentations.com Introduction Hypotheses Methods Methods- Figure 1 Conclusion Citations Acknowledgments or Further Questions Results This soil experiment was conducted to discover how much water a soil sample can hold. For this experiment individual soil samples were collected from both Interlaken and Ovid schools. The experiment was performed and the data was collected and analyzed. The Ovid school’s soil samples will hold more water than Interlaken’s soil samples. The soil experiment failed the first time because it was rushed. In order for the soil experiment to be successful water must be added ten milliliters at a time. Water must be let to sink to the bottom of the test tube. Some things that could improve the experiment more would be to make sure to completely dry the soil out so the results can be more accurate. The scientific results were about the same, the soils from each school can hold about the same amount of water. The Ovid soil could only hold more water by .4 milliliters compared to Interlaken’s. The experiment was very interesting and valuable information was gathered. Scientific results Soil Sample Amount of Water Added Ovid #1 50.4 Milliters Interlaken #1 49.00 Milliters Interlaken #2 50.00 Milliters Interlaken and Ovid’s soil saturation of water By: Thomas Hawley South Senica High School, Ovid, N.Y. To start I would like to thank Mrs. Smith for helping me collect my soil samples and my experiment. I would also like to thank J.J. Herrington for helping me with my experiment. Some further questions are what soil sample could hold the most water in Seneca county? What would happen if I collected more samples? Maybe someday I I will be lucky to find out these mysteries. Soil Sample #1 Soil Sample #2 1. Collect four different soil samples, two samples are from different soil types in Interlaken and the other two are different soil samples from Ovid. See Maps for location. 2. Put Two-hundred milliliters of DRIED SOIL into tubes(per soil sample) that are able to store water or release water. 3.Add water to the tube (with soil sample) SLOWLY TEN milliliters at a time. 4.Add water until the soil is fully saturated with water 5. Stir or mix the soil with a stick or a pole of some type to make sure that the water fully seeps through the soil . 6.Record the amount of water that was added to the soil . Ovid Soil Sample #1 Custom Soil Report for Ovid's and Interlaken schools, U.S. Department of agriculture, December 2011.
