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Science Investigatory Project

Effects on eggshells in Plant Growth

To:
Mrs. Melodina De la Cruz
Science Teacher

Presented By:
Sem. Christian VJ Gamil
Sem. Joshua Duarte
Sem. Christian Dale Serenio
Sem. Andriy Kahn Chiong
Sem. Feb Angelo Ouano
Irene Claire Adobas
Jeremie Nantes
Peter John Simon Orito
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

Chapter 1 3
Introduction

Statement of the Problem

Hypothesis

Significance of the study 4

Scope and Limitations

Chapter II 5
Review of Related Studies

Chapter III 5
Methodology

Chapter IV 6
Presentation of data, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Chapter V 7
Conclusion, Recommendation, Appendices and Sources
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Chapter I
Introduction

Eggshells is the protective layer protecting the offspring of chickens, ducks and other
birds that lay eggs. The part inside the eggshell is edible and contains proteins that
nourish the human body. But in most cases the eggshell is thrown away, according to a
website named healthline.com, eggshells contain calcium and protein aside to that they
also contain other minerals like strontium and magnesium. We may be missing out this
source of calcium. But what happens when eggshells are put into plants? Since plants
need calcium in their growth and nutrition, it also helps maintain chemical balance in the
soil, reduces soil salinity and improves water penetration, all of this contribute to the
growth of plants, making the plant sprout faster and maintain its healthy status. In this
Investigatory Project, the researchers experimented with tomato seeds and eggshells to
test out whether there is a difference in a plant with and without eggshells.

Statement of the Problem

1. Can eggshells aid in plant growth?

Hypothesis

1. Putting eggshells in plants can increase growth compared to plants without eggshells

2. Eggshells can act as a natural fertilizer to plants

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Significance of the Study

If all goes well in this Investigatory Project, we will have alternative ways to make plant
growth faster to boost a certain business economically and to increase productivity in
plant and crop production.

Scope and Limitations

The general budget of this Investigation ranges from 70 pesos 100 pesos depending of
the quantity and quality of the materials used. Some equipment used in this project can
be found in the Home.

Techniques involve performing the correct method placing the eggshells in the soil for
the plants to absorb calcium. This Investigatory Project needs a human force of 2 - 5
personnel.

Limitations of the Study

The study is limited only to the placing of the eggshells in plants to find out if it affects
plant growth. Its limitations are those events, things, etc. that are outside of the scope of
this study.
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Chapter II
Review of Related Literature and Studies

According to a study of The National Institute of Health, eggshells might be an ideal

covering for skin graft dressings due to properties of wound protection, pain relief, and
promotion of healing. (Source: National Institute of Health)

Chapter III
Methodology

Raw Materials:

8 - 14 Eggshells

Other Materials:

Plant Pots (2 pieces)

Procedure

1. Crush the eggshells to form small pieces

2. Bath the egg shells in sunlight to dry for 4-8 hours.
3. Spread the eggshells in the soil in one pot and leave it for about a day, do not put
eggshells in the second pot.

4. Moisturize the soil to boost germination in seeds

5. Put tomato seeds at the center of first pot with eggshells, do the same procedure in
the second pot without eggshells
6. Observe for several days

The first step we took some shells, and crushed them into small pieces, the we dried it
for the whole afternoon, after drying we spread the eggshells into one pot, leaving the
other pot free from eggshells, we did this to further observe plant growth in a pot with
and without eggshells, we sprinkled the pots with water to moisturize the soil to allow
faster germination, and after a few minutes we placed the seeds in the center at a depth
about a quarter of an inch. The mentioned above was done on May 5, 2019, then we
observed for fourteen days. Except days 6, 7 and 8 because we were out of town and
couldn’t make observations.
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Chapter IV
Presentation of Data, Analysis, Interpretation of Data and Results

As seen in Table 1 below, we performed the experiment with only one attempt, since
the results of Attempt one are satisfactory.

Table 2 is the data of the Materials and Cost Production the researchers used and
bought in performing the experiment.

Table 1
Growth Difference of tomato seeds in Pot 1 and 2
Setup DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8
May 5 May May 7 May 8 May 9 May May 11 May 12 May 13
6 10

Remaini Didn’t No No
took observation observation
POT 1 Experimen No No No Seeds ng observations
(With t started chang change change began to seeds
eggsh e sprout began to
ells) sprout
Didn’t took No No
observations observation
POT 2 Experimen No No No Seeds One observat
(Witho t started chang change change haven’t seed ion
ut e sprouted sprouted
eggsh
ells)

Setup DAY 9 Results

May 14

POT 1 All 20 seeds Growth is Faster

sprouted and
(With continued
eggshells) growing

POT 2 9 seeds Growth is

(Without sprouted Normal/Standard
and
eggshells) continued
growing
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Table 2
Materials and Cost Production

Materials Cost

Eggshells (equivalent of FREE (FOUND AT THE SEMINARY)

14 eggs)
Diamante F1 Tomato Php. 60.00
Seeds (1 pack)
Plastic pots (2 pcs) Php. 20.00
Total: Php. 130.00

Chapter V
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

Summary
The researchers wanted to find a way of how use eggshells in the field of agriculture
and in plant use, they also wanted to know the effects of eggshells in plant growth by
crushing the eggshells, and spreading it into one pot while leaving the other pot free
from eggshells. The study is conducted to attempt to use eggshells and observing for 9
days in boosting plant growth, especially in tomatoes

Conclusion

In the setups and treatments the researchers conducted different opinions,

the researchers pinpointed that the use of eggshells in Tomatoes has a significant effect
in its growth and therefore it can help a person or a farmer to use the method in order to
boost productivity and plant production in growing crops.

Recommendation

Base on the findings of the researchers, they want to recommend if you are trying to
attempt this project, always look after the plant and observe its changes every day to tell
whether there is a change or not, failure to look after the plants will result to inaccurate
data and observation and chances are the plant will not survive.
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Appendices

Figure 1: Eggshells to be crushed into small pieces

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Figure 2: Crushed eggshells dried in the sun to remove moisture

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Figure 3: Placing eggshells into POT 1 while leaving POT 2 without eggshells.
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Figure 4: Sem. Andriy Chiong holding Diamente Max F1 Tomato seeds, to be used in
the investigatory project.
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Figure 5 & 5.1: At May 9, 2019 (Day 4) seeds at Pot 1 began to sprout.
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Figure 6: At Day 4, seeds at Pot 2, still hadn’t sprouted.

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Figure 7: At Day 5, the remaining undeveloped seeds at Pot 1 started sprouting, while
the seeds that sprouted during Day 4, continued to grow.

Figure 8: At Day 5, one seed of Pot 2 started sprouting.

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Figure 9: At Day 9 (May 14, 2019) all seeds of Pot 1 has sprouted and continued
growing much faster than seeds at Pot 2.

Figure 10: At day 9, some seeds at Pot 2 sprouted, but it’s growth is slow compared to
the seeds at Pot 1.