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    AP Biology lab 1: SEED GERMINATION Part 1: Brainstorming question. Your group will investigate a claim that "Miracle Gro" speeds up seed germination. Instead of planting your seeds in soil, you will plant them in a germination bag.

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    AP Biology lab 1: SEED GERMINATION Part 1: Brainstorming question. Your group will investigate a claim that "Miracle Gro" speeds up seed germination. Instead of planting your seeds in soil, you will plant them in a germination bag.

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    AP Biology lab 1: SEED GERMINATION Part 1: Brainstorming question. Your group will investigate a claim that "Miracle Gro" speeds up seed germination. Instead of planting your seeds in soil, you will plant them in a germination bag.

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    AP Biology lab 1: SEED GERMINATION Part 1: Brainstorming question. Your group will investigate a claim that "Miracle Gro" speeds up seed germination. Instead of planting your seeds in soil, you will plant them in a germination bag.

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    Name __________________________________ Period _________

    Ms. Foglia • AP BIOLOGY Date ______________________

    LAB 1: SCIENTIFIC METHOD – SEED GERMINATION

    Part 1. Brainstorming
    Question: What factors influence seed germination
    Materials: markers and large newsprint paper
    Procedure:

    1. Each lab group takes a sheet of paper and set of markers.

    2. Brainstorm a list of 10-20 variables that might influence seed germination (sprouting).

    3. All members of the group participate by taking turns recording ideas on the paper.
    4. Place headings on the chart that include:

    Factor (variable) Predicted effect Explanation for prediction

    5. Post the completed charts on the walls of the room. These are sources of controlled variables.

    Part 2. Designing a Controlled Experiment


    Your group has been asked to investigate a claim that “Miracle Gro” speeds up seed germination We
    will use seeds and germination bags for the experiment. Your group will vary the concentration of
    “Miracle Gro” as the independent variable, and test its effects on seed germination.
    Materials:
    • seeds
    • 50mL 5% “Miracle Gro”
    • 5 plastic bags
    • 5 paper towels
    • 5 plastic cups
    • 10mL graduated cylinder
    • 25mL graduated cylinder

    1. Obtain a copy of the Experimental Design Guide.

    2. Complete the Experimental Design Guide for an experiment to test whether or not Miracle Gro
    speeds up seed germination. Use 5 levels of the independent variable and a measurable
    dependent variable.
    3. Follow your teachers instructions to make a dilution of Miracle Gro.

    4. Instead of planting your seeds in soil, you will plant them in a germination bag. You make a
    germination bag by placing 1 folded piece of paper towel in the plastic bag.

    5. Add 10mL of solution to the bag.

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    6. Label each bag with the concentration used.

    7. Plant approximately 10 seeds in a horizontal line approximately in the middle of the paper
    towel.

    8. Using masking tape, hang your germination bags on a cabinet door in the room

    9. Construct a data table with a title. Your title must include the variables and the organism
    studied Put the independent variable in the left-hand column.

    10. Collect data over several days.


    11. Summarize the data in graph form and write a report on the experiment.

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    EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN GUIDE


    Teacher Approval_________

    TITLE _______________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    HYPOTHESIS ________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    INDEPENDENT VARIABLE _____________________________________________________

    MEASUREMENT OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

    NUMBER OF TRIALS

    DEPENDENT VARIABLE _______________________________________________________

    MEASUREMENT OF DEPENDENT VARIABLE _____________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    CONTROL ___________________________________________________________________

    OTHER CONTROLLED FACTORS (AT LEAST 5) ___________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

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