Ripening Of Bananas Lab Report
PROPOSAL:
I was in Coles shopping when I saw a sign that suggested that bananas could be ripened by being placed in a brown paper bag with already ripe bananas, I decided to base my experiment on this. Was it the brown paper bag that sped up the ripening? Or was it the presence of the already ripened bananas? By setting up a pair of unripe bananas as a control, I will then added a pair that include two ripe bananas among them, as well as a group of two ripe and twp unripe bananas in a brown paper bag. From here I will produce results and come to my conclusion which will either support or oppose my hypothesis.
Aim: To investigate whether the ripening of bananas will speed up when placed with already ripe bananas in a brown paper bag. …show more content…
Investigation Design:
The control of the experiment will be a pair of two unripe bananas which will not have any interference with their natural ripening process until the end of the experiment. The independent variable will be the presence of ripe bananas in one scenario, as well as a brown paper bag in the second scenario. The dependant variable will be the ripening of the banana. Everything else, the room temperature, type of banana, etc, will remain common to ensure the experiment is valid and reliable. To increase reliability, the experiment should be repeated.
Method:
1. Collect six unripe bananas, four ripe bananas and a brown paper bag
2. Set one pair of unripe bananas on a bench/table
3. Set down a pair of unripe bananas as well as a pair of ripe bananas, alongside the first pair, making sure they are at least 10cm away from the first pair
4. Set down the remaining four bananas (two ripe, two unripe) another 10cm away from the previous bunch; place these in a brown paper bag.
5. Take photos of each of your three bunches, separately
6. Record your observations in a table
7. Wait a day before repeating step 5 and
I was in Coles shopping when I saw a sign that suggested that bananas could be ripened by being placed in a brown paper bag with already ripe bananas, I decided to base my experiment on this. Was it the brown paper bag that sped up the ripening? Or was it the presence of the already ripened bananas? By setting up a pair of unripe bananas as a control, I will then added a pair that include two ripe bananas among them, as well as a group of two ripe and twp unripe bananas in a brown paper bag. From here I will produce results and come to my conclusion which will either support or oppose my hypothesis.
Aim: To investigate whether the ripening of bananas will speed up when placed with already ripe bananas in a brown paper bag. …show more content…
Investigation Design:
The control of the experiment will be a pair of two unripe bananas which will not have any interference with their natural ripening process until the end of the experiment. The independent variable will be the presence of ripe bananas in one scenario, as well as a brown paper bag in the second scenario. The dependant variable will be the ripening of the banana. Everything else, the room temperature, type of banana, etc, will remain common to ensure the experiment is valid and reliable. To increase reliability, the experiment should be repeated.
Method:
1. Collect six unripe bananas, four ripe bananas and a brown paper bag
2. Set one pair of unripe bananas on a bench/table
3. Set down a pair of unripe bananas as well as a pair of ripe bananas, alongside the first pair, making sure they are at least 10cm away from the first pair
4. Set down the remaining four bananas (two ripe, two unripe) another 10cm away from the previous bunch; place these in a brown paper bag.
5. Take photos of each of your three bunches, separately
6. Record your observations in a table
7. Wait a day before repeating step 5 and