Conclusions

My prediction ended up proving to be false. The hot temperature flower ended up drinking the most water out of the three flowers, and the cold temperature flower drank the least amount of water. 


However, while the room temperature flower and the cold temperature flower looked pretty similar from the first measurement to the last measurement, the hot temperature flower's appearance changed drastically. 

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So while the hot temperature flower drank the most amount of water, I believe that it is most beneficial for flowers to drink room temperature water because the appearance stays nice and it drinks a decent amount of water. Having a flower drink cold temperature water also wouldn't be terrible, but it won't drink as much water as a flower at room temperature.

Hot Temperature Flower

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The hot temperature flower drank a total of 60ml of water.

Cold Temperature Flower

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The cold temperature flower drank a total of 10ml of water. 

Room Temperature Flower

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Overall, the room temperature flower ended up drinking a total of 25ml of water. 

9:45PM

Seventh Measurement 

For my last measurement the room temperature flower was at 175ml of water, the cold temperature flower was at 190ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was at 140ml of water. 

8:00PM

Sixth Measurement

The sixth measurement happened at 8:00pm. The room temperature flower was at 180ml of water, the cold temperature flower was still at 195ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was now at 145ml of water.

7:00PM

Fifth Measurement

The next time I took a measurement was at 7:00pm. The room temperature flower was now at 185ml of water, the cold temperature flower still had no change and was at 195ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was now at 145ml of water. 

1:30PM

Fourth Measurement

The following measurement I took was at 1:30pm. The room temperature flower was at 190ml still, the cold temperature flower was at 195ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was at 150ml of water. 

My prediction was still not proving to be correct, with the hot temperature flower greatly out drinking the other two flowers. 

12:35PM

Third Measurement

The next measurement I took was at 12:35pm. The room temperature flower was at 190ml of water, the cold temperature flower was at 195ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was at 155ml of water.

11:45AM

Second Measurement

The next measurement I took was at 11:45am. The room temperature flower was still at 195ml of water, the cold temperature flower also had no change at 200ml of water, and the hot temperature flower went down to 155ml of water. 

10:50AM

First Measurement 

The first measurement I took was at 10:50am. I started all three of the flowers with 200ml of water. After about an hour, the room temperature flower was at 195ml of water, the cold temperature flower was still at 200ml of water, and the hot temperature flower was at 180ml of water. 

So by the first measurement, my prediction was incorrect. Instead of the cold temperature flower drinking the most water, the hot temperature water had drunk the most. 

9:50AM

Starting Point

I started my experiment at 9:50am on Thursday April 12. I wanted to see what flower would drink the most water if the water was at different temperatures. I had one flower at room temperature, one in the refrigerator, and one had hot water that stayed at about 150 degrees Fahrenheit (this was achieved by placing the water and flower in a thermos and setting it under a lamp, as well as re-heating the water when necessary). 


Before starting this, I thought that the flower in the refrigerator would drink the most water since that is how flowers are kept in stores.