| Explore | -plant seeds need water,good location, and good temp. -plants need water, sun light, and good location/soil. -plants use photosynthesis to make food. -plants need a specific environment to survive. -so plants can adapt to their environment. |
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| Research Question | how does the amount of water affect how the Pearl Millet seed germinate? |
| Predictions | If the amount of water is medium (5ml) then the pearl millet will grow faster. reasoning: if your in a basketball game and you drink 1 whole bottle you will have a cramp (drowned the plant) but if you drink one fourth of the water you won't have a cramp and play good. (this might be our prediction) |
| Experimental Design | 1.Place paper towels in each petri dish. 2.Place 10 Pearl Millet seeds on the paper towel. 3.Apply 1 ML with your syringe. 4.Place the petri dish down under a growth light. 5.Repeat steps 1-4 with 1ML, 5ML, and 7 ML. 6.Water the seeds every other day. |
| Conclusion | Claim: If you use the perfect amount of water ( ours was 5ML) then the seed will grow faster\ the most. Evidence: in our results the 5ml seeds grew the quickest and longest than the other measurements. Reasoning: our group expected this because 1 ml was not enough water so the seeds that received the 1 ml of water didn't start the germination process. and 7ml was a little to much water for the seeds because the seeds germinated over a 2 day span was less than the 5 ml seeds. the perfect amount of water was the 5 ml seeds because they grew the fastest and the most over the shortened period of time. and near the end of our investagation the 7 ML seeds were starting to drowned because the puddle at the bottom. |