InquiryProjectAcidDepositionChloeKwan,IanGouw

INDEPENDENTVARIABLE(IV):TheIndependentvariableiswhatImanipulate.Inthis lab,theindependentvariableistheconcentration,andthusthepHofvarioussamplesof HCl(aq).Youwillbegiven1MHCl(aq)andyouwilldiluteittocreate35HClsolutionsof variouspH.YouwillbemanipulatingthepHoftheHCl(aq)solutions.Everygoodinquiryhas onlyoneindependentvariable.Whatyouhavechosenshouldbetheonlythingchangingin thisexperiment. TheindependentvariableismanipulatingthepHlevelbyaddingdifferentamountsofwater totheHClsolution. H2SO4:0.32.1 HCl:0 HNO3:1 DEPENDENTVARIABLE(DV):TheDependentvariableistheDatayoucollect.Itis sometimescalledtherespondingvariableasthedatarespondstowhatyouare manipulating.Firstbrainstormwithyourpartnerthewaysaciddepositionimpactsliving andnonlivingthings.Thisinformationcomesfromyourconceptmap.Chooseonethat youthinkyoucanmeasureoveratwoweekperiod.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutavailable materials,WRITEITDOWNandshowyourteacher.He/shewillletyouknowifwecan provideitorifyouwouldbeexpectedtoprovideit.ThisMUSTbequantifiable(numerical data!)Thisistheactualfactoryouaremeasuring(so"gaspressureinkPa,nothowmuch gasismade.) ThedependentvariableistheplantheightbyaddingdifferentpHlevelstoeachplant. massoftheplant,coloroftheplant,nutrientlevel(?)(soil?)(beforeandafter)

FIXEDVARIABLES:Bulletpoints.Whatwillhavetobekeptthesamebetweenevery treatment?Whatyouchoseasyourindependentvariableshouldbetheonlythingchanging intheexperiment.Alltheothershavetobefixed/heldconstant.Notethatyourrubric awards8/10foracompletelistoffixedvariables.The9/10or10/10bandincludesa descriptionofwhyitisimportantforeachfixedvariabletobefixed.Ifeachwerenotfixed, howwouldeachimpactthedata? Amountofsolution(2mleachday) Ifitisnotfixed,thegrowthwouldbeaffectedandthedatawillnotbeaccurate

 Setting:bythesunintheChemistryclassroom Ifnotfixed,theamountofsunlightwouldaffectthegrowthoftheplants Temperatureoftheroom(ifpossible)

RESEARCHQUESTION:Nowphraseacoherentresearchquestion.Trytophraseitas WhatistheeffectofYOURI.V.onYOURD.V.?Makesureyourquestionhassomelittle contextsotheexperimentaldesignisevident. Whatisthecauseoftheheightdifferenceinplantswhenadding2mlofsolutionfor5days? HYPOTHESIS:WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoyourDVasyouchangeyourIV?Whydo youthinkthis?ExplainthisusingthematerialyouhavelearnedfromyourAcidDeposition readingpacket.Thisisyourprimaryresource.Afteryouhaveusedtheseideas,youmay researchfurther. IfthepHlevelismanipulated,thenwecandeterminethedifferentheightsoftheplantsby usingdifferentconcentrationsofsolution. MATERIALS:Bulletpoints.Beasspecifichereaspossible.Soinsteadofsimplysaying water,writewhatvolumeofwateryouwillbeusing.Notbeaker,butsizeofbeaker.Feel freetowalkaroundtheroomtobrowse. 4plantsofthesametype 1Lcontainer(ofwater) 2mlbeaker(ofsolution) 1MofHCl Differenttypesofsolutions Rulertomeasuretheheightoftheplants PROCEDURE:Useclearlynumberedstepstooutlinewhatyouhavetodo.Thingstokeep inmind a)safety b)doyouhaveenoughrepeatsofeachtreatment.(atleast3times)? c)haveyoumadeitclearHOWyouwillchangeyourindependentvariable? d)haveyoumadeitclearHOWyouwillmeasureyourdependentvariable e)haveyoumadeitclearHOWyouwillmakesureyourfixedvariablesarethesamefor eachtreatment,oratleasthowyouwillmonitorthem? f)haveyouincludedstepsoutlininghowyouwilldilutetheoriginalHCltoobtainyourother solutions? Agoodprocedureisreplicable.Wecouldgetsomeonefromoutinthehallways,givethem

yourprocedureandthey'dbeabletodowhatyoudid. 1.Choose4ofthesametypeofplants 2.Create4HClsolutions(H2SO4,H2SO3,HCl,HNO3) 3.AdddifferentamountsofwatertoobtaindifferentpHlevels 4.Placetheplantsbythewindowoftheclassroom 5.Makesureallvariablesareconstant 6.Labeleachplantwiththesolutionsyouareusingtowatertheplants 7.Watereachplanteverydayonceadayfor5dayswith2mlofsolution 8.Aftereachday,recordandmeasuretheheightofeachplant

BONUS: Will your experiment havea control?Thisissomethingyoudotoshowthatthe effectyouareseeingisindeedcausedbyyourIVandNOTsomeotherfactor.

DATATABLE:Drawablankdatatable.Thinkbacktowhatisneededforadatatable. Thingstoconsider: a)howlongwillwecollectdatafor?Assumechangesaregradual b)howoftenwillwecollectdata? ThiswilleventuallybegradedagainstyourDCPrubric.

Plant# H2SO4 HCl HNO3 Day1Height (cm) Day2Height (cm) Day3Height (cm) Day4Height (cm) Day5Height (cm)