| Explore | We are curious about the dormant stages of plants, in seed form, before it is planted. We are curious about how long germination takes, and regular germination rates. In class, we have discovered that plants have a dormant stage, meaning that, they are still alive, but they are not growing. |
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| Research Question | How does the amount of sunlight a plant receive effect the plant's rate of germination? |
| Predictions | If, the plant is place in sunlight compared to artificial light, or no light, then, it will germinate faster, because the sunlight has a stronger energy output. |
| Experimental Design | Independent Variable: The Type of light. Dependent Variable: How fast the seed germinates. Variables to control: The type of seed, The amount of water used. Materials: 3 Petri Dishes, 30 Seeds, Paper towles, Water. Investigation plan: 1. We will place 5 seeds in each Petri dish, using 15 seeds in total. 2. We will place one Petri dish in sunlight, one Petri dish in the dark, and one Petri dish in artificial light. 3. We will measure the data, seeing which seeds germinated the fastest. 4. We will record the data. 5. Repeat steps 1-4 once, to have our second trial/5-10 trial. |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Grade Level | Middle School Students (grades 6,7,8) |
| School Name | DeWitt Middle School |
| Session | Fall 2019 |