COLLECTION OF
MATERIALS
3 Packs of Certified Mongo
Seeds, 3150 Cigarette Butts, 2
pairs of Gloves, 20 Racks, 2
sacks of Gardening Soil, 75
Bamboo Sticks
One liter of tap water will be
measured for each set-up. The 1st
set-up will only serve as the
control group. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and 5th set-up will serve as the
experimental group.
Four repetitions will be
conducted in extracting the
chemicals from cigarette butts.
The same cigarette butts from
the first chemical extraction will
be used on the future repetitions.
Leaf Color, Number of
Leaves, Plant Height,
Plant Weight
Leaf Color Chart,
Measuring Fresh
Weight
RECOR D LIST OF
MEASUREMENTS
(PHYSICAL CHANGES
TO MONGO PLANTS)
EXTRACTION OF
CHEMICALS FROM
CIGARETTE BUTTS
MONITORING OF
PLANT GROWTH
Control Group
Experimental Group
Set-ups
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Amount of
Tap Water
(ml)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Number of
Mongo
Plants
15
15
15
15
15
Number of
Cigarette
Butts(pieces)
50
50
50
50
50
First
Week
Physical Changes of Mongo Plants
Leaf Color
Control
Group
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
Number of Leaves
Experimental
Group
2
3
4
5
Control
Group
1
Plant Height
Experimental
Group
2
3
4
5
Control
Group
1
Plant Weight
Experimental
Group
2
3
4
5
Control
Group
1
Experimental
Group
2
3
4
5
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