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Experiment 1
Effects of Temperature on Germination: What temperatures encourage and discourage germination?

Purpose/Hypothesis

In this experiment you will investigate the ideal temperature needed to awaken a seed and stimulate it to grow. Before you begin, make an educated guess about the outcome of this experiment based on your knowledge of seed growth. This educated guess, or prediction, is your hypothesisAn idea in the form of a statement that can be tested by observation and/or experiment.. A hypothesis should explain these things:

• the topic of the experiment
• the variable you will change
• the variable you will measure
• what you expect to happen

A hypothesis should be brief, specific, and measurable. It must be something...

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1. Introduction
2. Really old books about green things
3. Getting through the ground
4. Experiment 1 - Effects of Temperature on Germination: What temperatures encourage and discourage germination?
5. Experiment 2 - Comparing Germination Times: How fast can seeds grow?
6. Design Your Own Experiment