Story of the Seed

Gabbie, Xchiti, Nial, and Amine

Introduction

    We wanted to test the growth rate of seeds that were grown in different temperatures. We planted one set of seeds in our classroom, one set in an incubator, and one set in the fridge. Our temperatures ranged from 10 degrease Celsius to 29 degrease Celsius.

Purpose

 Our lab report is to show and share our results in the experiment we conducted.

Hypothesis

   We thought the plants would grow best in the normal temperature in the class room, and that the others wouldn't grow as much.

Materials

• potting soil   
• seeds     
• some type of pot or container
• water
• fridge
• incubator
• thermostat

Procedure

1. Determining the location of each plant.
2. Put the seeds in paper towels.
3. Dampen the paper towel.
4. Place the paper towel in the location it will be growing.
5. Over the next few weeks, check the growth and water the plants.
6. Once the seeds have sprouted, transport the seeds into potting soil in the pots.
7. Continue to observe and let them grow.

Observations
    Our observations were that some seeds sprouted and some didn't depending on where they grew. The seeds in the normal temperature also grew faster once they sprouted.
Data
  Here is the data we concluded:
      SEEDS SPOUTED:
     Incubator: 2
     Fridge: 7
     Normal: 9
        SEES THAT LIVED:
     Incubator: 0
      Fridge:4
      Normal: 8
Discussion
     This experiment was successful because enough data was collected to make some conclusions about our hypothesis. As the data shows the hypothesis that we created was correct. The temperature did effect the seeds germination and the growth rate. 

    The results for our lab was that the seeds in the normal setting grew much faster than the others. The seeds in the incubator never showed much sign of sprouting. And the seeds in the fridge sprouted, but not as fast as the seeds in the normal temperature.

    The temperature did have an effect on how the seeds grew. The seeds in the fridge grew slowly because the temperature of the seeds were cold. While the seeds in the incubator never really grew because it was too warm and too humid.

   Some problems we faced were with the seeds in the incubator and the fridge. They were growing very slowly or not at all, so we weren't sure we would have anything to plant. We continued to watch the seeds fail to grow. Finally towards the end of two weeks of growth, some had begun sprouting.