Grow+Beast

Grow, Beast, Grow...

I decided to name my grow beasts after traditional names of the people of my region. My orange beast is ‘Kelu’and my pink beast is ‘Malu’. They decided to come with me to Issaquah for some adventure and of course active learning. Being an aspiring science teacher, I prefer going step by step on what I did with my little beasts. To investigate if light affects the growth of the beasts.
 * Aim:**

Orange beast, Pink beast, measuring cups (500 ml)-2, ruler, string
 * Materials:**

Kelu (orange)- Dipped in 500ml distilled water placed by the closed glass window where lot of sunlight seeps in.(Room temperature 72₀F) Malu (pink)- Dipped in 500ml tap water placed inside the oven (not used for some time and beneath the cooking range) in pitch darkness.
 * Conditions:**

I decided to measure the lengths of Kelu and Malu from the tip of their mouth to the tip of their tails at different time intervals. I measured their lengths from July 1st Sunday through July 7th Saturday.
 * Measurements:**

My prediction was that Kelu would grow at a faster rate than Malu due to the increase in temperature of water exposed to the sun and since it is dipped in distilled water free of impurities.
 * Prediction:**

At 0hr and 2hr both Kelu and Malu grew at the same rate. At 5.5 hr Malu grew more than Kelu as opposed to my prediction. I did some cooking on the cooking range around that time. As a result the oven might have had a rise in temperature. At 9.5 hr Kelu grew more than Malu. There was plenty of sunlight shining on Kelu. Kelu grew at a faster rate than Malu. At 73 hr I see that both Kelu and Malu had grown to the same length 11.5cm. Malu grew more than Kelu. I decided to invite some friends over for dinner on July 4th and made a big spread. My oven beast Malu might have enjoyed the whole cooking process and decided to grow faster. From prior knowledge I know that grow beasts tend to disintegrate their parts at higher temperatures.Malu has started shedding a bit and the water is pink. Kelu and Malu decided to take some rest. They are not growing anymore. They are done.
 * Data Recorded:**
 * Graph:**
 * Analysis of Data:**
 * July 1st**
 * July 2nd and July 3rd**
 * July 4th onwards Seattle was finally blessed with sunlight**
 * July 5th- July 6th The Unexpected Happened**
 * July 7th The Grand Finale**

1)Temperature triggers the growth of the beasts. 2)Darkness has little effect on the growth of the beasts. 3)Light increases the growth of beasts (due to rise in temperature). 4) Tap water might not have had enough impurities to stunt the growth of Malu (pink beast)
 * Conclusion:**

1)There was fluctuation in temperature of the surroundings and the oven. 2)To get more accurate results the beast exposed to light should have been exposed to lamp light throughout the day and the oven beast should have been kept in a cupboard in the garage.(I mean complete isolation of the beasts from the surroundings) 3)Water should have been changed pretty often.
 * Error Analysis:**

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