| Explore | Seeds in a packet are in a stage of dormant and they only start to grow when they get water. |
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| Research Question | How does the amount of water you give a plant affect the growth of a plant? |
| Predictions | If I increase the amount of water then the seeds will germinate faster. |
| Experimental Design | Independent Variable= amount of water Dependent Variable= the growth of the plant Variables to Control= amount of light 1. Collect 30 pea seeds 2. Get 6 containers and fill each container with 5 seeds 3. Fill 2 of the containers with 20ml of water 4. Fill 2 of the containers with 30ml of water 5. Fill 2 of the containers with 40ml of water 6. record growth daily *Keep all containers in same amount of light and room temp **All seeds will be shaved down to help grow faster |
| Conclusion | The amount of water increases the plant's length/height. I know this because looking at my graph it's very clear on day 3 the plants in the dish with high water had a growth spurt (haha pun intended) and passed the rest of the plants by a landslide. Pea seeds need a lot of water to expand and grow,I know cause Mrs. Grey told me, they were very small when we first put them in and the next day they were a significant size bigger. the low water plants ran out of water quite quickly but the high still had water at the end. My own knowledge of plants helped as well, I already knew that seeds need a lot of water to grow, but when they ran out of water it might not have been fair. |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Teacher Name | Evelyn Gray |
| School Name | DeWitt Middle School |
| Session | Spring 2022 |