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| Explore | We have learned that plants need light, moisture, and soil to grow large and healthy. We learned that there are tropisms: geotropism, phototropism, and hydrotropism. We would like to learn how different plants grow in the same conditions. |
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| Research Question | We want to test how three different types of seeds grow and what rate they grow if we give them the same amount and type of soil, light, and water. We came up with this question in class when wondering if all of the seeds would grow the same in the same conditions. |
| Predictions | We think that the seeds will grow at different times and at different rates, and some might grow before some even sprout. We think this will happen, because we do not think all plants grow at the same rate. |
| Experimental Design | Pscience Lab Procedure Inquiry Question: Will different seeds change the germination rate? Hypothesis: Yes, each seed will have a different germination rate. Materials: Alfalfa, millet, buckwheat, water, soil, and a pot for each. Step-by-step: Plant each seed in a pot with water and... |
| Conclusion | We have concluded that all plants grow at different rates, because of the heights of the three plants were different after a week. All of our seeds had a 100% germination rate. Next time we could try to vary some of the factors we used like the liquid, where we planted it, or maybe the source or... |
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This is are last day of Planting Science so we'd like to say thank you for helping us and giving suggestions. We had a lot of fun and we were glad to have such great and helpful mentors!
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Hey guys, sorry for the late reply! I checked out the lab report and it looked good. I do have some suggestions to offer for editing,
For your inquiry question, I would suggest rewording it. For example, you could say "If conditions are kept constant, will different seeds have (different or similar) germination rates?" The hypothesis could be something that goes off of this so you could say "because of _____ (an educated guess on why you think the germination rate will either change or be similar) we hypothesize that the seeds will have (different or similar) germination rates.
Additionally I would add some more details in the step-by-step portion (e.g how much water you added, how many seeds you added to each plot- even though this is mentioned in the results I personally think it would be a great idea to add it in the step-by-step section as well).
For the data, I would suggest you guys putting each observation for different seed types in separate columns so it is easier to read. If you were to do this, your 4 columns could be : Days | Alfalfa Observation | Buckwheat Observation | Millet Observation.
Let us know if you have any other questions!
Ok, thank you.
Thanks for sending your lab report and images! We will take a look at it within the next day, and make some comments.
Congratulations you guys! Your experiment looked great and it seems like you got some good data. We look forward to seeing your lab report!
Hey guys, that's fantastic! We're so glad that you guys have been able to learn about designing experiments and asking good questions that interests each of you! Thank you for the project information, it seems that you guys learned quite a lot. Is there anyway you could share your data with us that you used for your lab report?
YaaaY! We have finished our lab report. We will share with you our completed lab report after the weekend.