Rosemary

By: Collin, Eithan, MeghanPeriod 3

Mr.Martell Science

Intro Slide

• How do light and water affect the growth of herbs in an indoor garden?

• Our presentation will include facts, observations, and what our conclusion was.

Hypothesis

• We think that our plant will grow better in the light than in the dark because a plant needs light to grow and be healthy.

Background Information

Stem

Leaves

Flower of Rosemary Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast

Information

Rosemary is an herb of the mint family Rosmarinus officinalis is the official name for

rosemary which translates to the dew of the sea

Usually grows to 3-5 feetA shrubFlowers on the plant usually blue

Extra

• Rosemary comes from an evergreen tree. • Since it has a beautiful smell it season’s

chicken.

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What makes a plant grow

• Sunlight• Water• Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

General Plant Information

• Photosynthesis is pretty much the process of converting carbon dioxide into energy or organic compounds

• The overall chemical reaction of photosynthesis is Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light energy → Glucose + Oxygen

• The xylem helps in photosynthesis because it carries the water needed for the process to happen

• The chloroplast is responsible for conducting photosynthesis

Other Observations

• On the last days there was a little bit of fungus or mold

• There seemed to be many more sprouts than three

• The plant grew to the light positive phototropism

Conclusion

• At the end we saw that our dark plant grew the tallest but it wasn’t as healthy as the light plant

• At the end our dark plant was 5 cm• At the end our light plant was 3 cm• Our hypostasis wasn’t correct because we said

that the light plant would grow taller but turns out that the dark plant grew taller

• We were correct by saying that our light plant would be healthier than the dark plant

Bibliography

• "The Herb Project: University Dining." Department of University Dining. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://diningservices.tamu.edu/services/herb_project.stm>.

• "Holiday Herbs." The University of Vermont. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://www.uvm.edu/pss/ppp/articles/xmasherb.html>.