Monday 29 June 2015

Acid Rain experiment

We have been performing a whole class experiment based on the effects of acid rain. We got 3 punnet's of plants. One punnet we watered with tap water, the second with tap water that contained a small amount of acid (vinegar) and the third punnet with a lot of vinegar. Here's what they looked like after 1.5 days. What do you think this means?



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  1. Anonymous29 June 2015 at 04:27

    Ngā mihi tiaho o ngā whetu o Matariki! I got up early this morning to try and find the Matariki cluster - I think the only cloud in the sky may have been over them or it was a very faint cluster. I may need to get up earlier.

    Acid rain - not a good thing for plants and therefore us. I hear there is lots of youtube clips about the effects of acid rain in Europe.

    I like that this experiment is relevant and can applied to everyday life. We can learn from it - and how our choices about what we do - can affect us in a negative way. Like what we put into our rivers and streams - is the same for what we put into our air.

    Just a note ... apparently Masterton - as in the township, has air pollution rates on some days - above safe standards - in the winter - and is likely to be affecting the health of people in Masterton.

    Best of luck to you all with designing your science fair experiments - if you want to talk through any ideas - I am happy to receive emails.

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  2. Anonymous29 June 2015 at 12:25

    The one with tap water is getting hydride so it's will be clean and healthy.
    The middle one is getting lots and lots of acid so there for it will die.
    number 3 is getting a little bet of both so it will look abet of both.
    cheers Ollie

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  3. Anonymous29 June 2015 at 14:29

    ow the lot of acid is DEAD but the rest is OK

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  4. phoebe@sheep.co.nz29 June 2015 at 14:39

    just water is doing good but a littel acid and a lot of acid is dead.

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  5. Anonymous29 June 2015 at 14:43

    Now we know that acid rain kills plants and it is not good for our planet.

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  6. Anonymous29 June 2015 at 14:43

    Now we know that acid rain kills plants and it is not good for our planet.

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  7. RACHEL29 June 2015 at 21:18

    Our plants need pure water to grow

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  8. Conall.D29 June 2015 at 22:33

    the one with lot of acid is dead but the others are great. Water is healthy for plants but acid is bad for plants.

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