| Explore | Many people will say that seeds grow better in fertilized soil but it might grow better in plane soil. However I don't know that because I have not does this project yet. We will be planting seeds in a seed starting soil mix and in half of the soil we will be adding fertilizer. The difference in soil could end up helping the seed germinate faster but like I said we will never know until this project is done. |
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| Research Question | Do seeds germinate better in fertilized soil? |
| Predictions | We think it will germinate better in fertilized soil because it holds more nutrients that are good for the seeds unlike plane soil with no fertilizer . |
| Experimental Design | Materials needed: Seeds, seed starter soil, fertilizer, water. What we will be doing it placing seed started soil in the plastic potter. There are 6 potting areas and in three of them we will be putting fertilizer in it. We then will plant the seeds like normal, water it on a daily basis and end up seeing if seeds germinate better in fertilized soil. |
| Conclusion | Seeds germinate better in non fertilized soil. Our project helped us figure out that seeds don't really need fertilizer to germinate better. Our project showed us that the seeds without the fertilizer grew faster, and all of the seeds planted in soil without fertilizer sprouted. |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Grade Level | High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12) |
| Teacher Name | Hemamali Perera |
| School Name | Sierra Vista High School |
| Session | Fall 2021 |