Germination | Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
How to Select a Topic Relating to this Concept
Since germination is dependent on so many variables, looking at variables may be the best place to start. For instance, cotyledons are the stored source of food for the growing embryo. What would happen if one cotyledon was removed? Or what would happen if a seed was cooked in boiling water for a minute? What would happen if the seed coat was removed before germination? Choose an aspect that interests you, then proceed with the research.
Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to start gathering information on germination questions that interest you.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should...
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