| Explore | Seeds need three things to begin germination 1. Water 2. Location 3. Temperature Seeds are mostly food. |
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| Research Question | How does the amount of water effect when the seed germinates. |
| Predictions | If we give the seed less than five millilitres of water or more than 5 millilitres of water then it will take longer for the seed to germinate. |
| Experimental Design | Everybody gets 10 seeds for each amount of water. Anna will give the seed 5 mil of water. Brendan will give the seed 8 mil of water. Justin will do 10 mil of water and Teegan will do 2 mil of water. Materials: 1 dropper 1 test tube 40 corn seeds 12 petri dishes 8 pieces of paper towel |
| Conclusion | Claim: If you give a corn seed 8 mil of water per day then it will germinate faster than other amounts of water. Evidence: The seeds that were given 2 ml of water had 4 seeds germinate on day four. The seeds that were given 5 ml of water had 6 seeds germinate on day 3. The seeds with 8 ml of water had 7 seeds germinate on day 3. The seeds with 11 ml of water had 6 seeds germinate on day 4. Therefore the seeds given 8 ml of water had the most seeds germinate the fastest. Reasoning: Plants need water to live. Water is one of the things that plants need to photosynthesize. So the more water given to a plant the more photosynthesis a plant can do. If the plant can do more photosynthesis than the more it can grow, but if you give a plant to much water then it will drown and die. Therefore when the seeds were given 11 ml of water a day it was to much and the seed died. 8 ml was just the right amount because it wasn’t to much and it wasn’t not enough. |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Teacher Name | Kristen Stiem |
| School Name | DeWitt Middle School |
| Session | Spring 2021 |