| Explore | Germination means to start growing, it has 3 needs water, correct temperature, and a good location. Seeds supply the food to the plant until its big enough to make its own food. Plants need external temperature, moisture, and light for it to grow. Different seeds react to different ways to a given environmental factor and could remain dormant for different periods. |
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| Research Question | How does the amount of water affect the rate of germination? |
| Predictions | If you have the 3 milliliters of water then more seeds will grow. Too much water can rot the seed before it gets to grow, and if you don´t have enough water that means the plant doesn't have enough moisture to start the germination process. |
| Experimental Design | step 1: Set up 3 petri dishes for each water amount, with 20 seeds in each petri dish. step 2: Water all petri dishes, with the different amounts of water, once at the beginning. step 3: Wait a few days to watch the growth. |
| Conclusion | The more amount of water you add the more of the radish seeds germinate. |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Grade Level | Middle School Students (grades 6,7,8) |
| School Name | DeWitt Middle School |
| Session | Spring 2019 |
| About this Project | Good communication between mentor and students. Students actively used mentor and mentor's answers as a resource to plan/correct their study. Excellent communication with mentor, proactivity. Mentor gave some suggestions and encouraged team to work further or to wait for results. |