Fight, Fight, Fight, Almighty Vit!
by Priscilla A.
3rd Place - Botany

QUESTION: My Question is "which liquid will prevent antioxidants efficiently?"

RESEARCH: Vitamin C is proved to support a healthy immune system. Vitamin C contains many minerals and vitamins. It can provide you with a lot of energy and boost your immunity. When temperatures rise, the vitamins and minerals help replenish critical fluids and minerals lost through perspiration.

HYPOTHESIS: My hypothesis is that the Vitamin C will be the best preventive vitamin against antioxidants.

EXPERIMENT: Before beginning my experimentation I set up Petri dishes in five rows of three. I lined each Petri dish with wax paper so neither the seeds or liquid sticks to the Petri dish. I then saturated each of the rows with different liquids. Each of the three groups was either saturated with Vitamin A, Vitamin E, or Vitamin C. the fourth group was saturated with water, and the fifth with hydrogen peroxide. Finally, each Petri dish was filled with 15O Cherry Belle Radish seeds. The seed germination was then recorded over the days.

ANALYSIS: Every other day of the week, I checked my radish seeds and saw that each day they were growing. The row of seeds saturated with hydrogen and water looked the same but the seeds saturated with hydrogen grew just a little bit faster. The row of seeds saturated with Vitamin C was gross. A white type of bacteria formed over the seeds which made my whole living room smell disgusting. None of the seeds in the row saturated with Vitamin A sprouted but did change to a lighter color. The only liquid that did not have an effect on the seeds is the Vitamin E.

DISCOVERY: I discovered that my hypothesis was incorrect. The hydrogen peroxide was the most effective in preventing the most antioxidants. This allowed seeds to germinate. All of the other seeds had no effect, spoiled, changed colors, or germinated but not as fast as the hydrogen peroxide.


BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Buzhardt, Laura. "Science Fair Projects." Internet. Available:
http://scssi.org/mims/schools/blhs/science/y99/laurab7.htm
2. Emergen- C Super Energy Booster*