| Explore | Does changing the temperature change the speed of germination. Does depth of the seed change the shape or pattern of growth. We will pick one of these questions to test and study. |
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| Research Question | Does Marion mi garden soil need fertilizer to have a better germination rate. |
| Predictions | We believe that the soil with Burpee seed starting mix(fertilizer) will have a better germination rate. |
| Experimental Design | We will have two pots of Marion Mi garden soil and two pots of Marion Mi garden soil with Burpee seed starting mix. Both pots have 5 seeds in them. Then see which one will have a better germination rate. We will also water them in on first three days then leave them for three day and then water them for three days repeat for 8 days. |
| Conclusion | Over the 8 days we have been testing Does Marion mi garden soil need fertilizer to have a better germination rate. In the 8 days we have had 4 plants germinate out of the 10 in Marion mi garden soil with fertilizer and 2 plants out of the 10 in just Marion mi soil. This data lets us prove that Marion mi soil needs fertilizer to improve the germination rate of the plants. During this experiment we have picked up more questions than answers like is Marion mi soil the same all around this test may continue for future experiments this was only the beginning . |
| Investigation Theme | WOS |
| Grade Level | Middle School Students (grades 6,7,8) |
| School Name | Marion Jr/Sr High School |
| Session | Spring 2018 |
| About this Project | The Marion soil team did a great job working together as a group to identify and communicate detail in how they designed and then actually conducted their investigation.
The Marion soil team did a great job working together as a group to identify and communicate detail in how they designed and then actually conducted their investigation. Reading their Info Page and their 'mini-poster' in the Files section, you will see that they have communicated clearly using detail so that others can understand what they did as a team to explore their question of interest. |