1. Experimental Design OUT OF THE 100 BEAN SEEDS I PLANTED IN MY GARDEN,
ONLY 35 GERMINATED INTO
HEALTHY PLANTS? HOW CAN
I INCREASE THE PERCENT OF
BEAN SEEDS THAT GERMINATE?
Seed Germination

2. Variables in Seed Germination

3. Percent of seeds that germinate
Temperature of Soil
Amount of Time
Amount of Light
Amount of Water
Type of Seed
Percent of seeds that germinate

4. THE HYPOTHESIS CHANGE ONLY ONE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE,
WHICH SHALL IT BE? oC, H2O, Light, Time
IF ___(independent variable)_____ IS __(describe change)___
IF THE IS INCREASED
THEN __(dependent variable)___ will __(describe change)__
THEN THE WILL INCREASE

5. THE EXPERIMENT Levels of the IV (Drops per hour) Number of Trials
IV: Amount of Water
Levels of the IV (Drops per hour)
Number of Trials
DV: Percent of Seed Germination 1. 2.
Constants: 4. 3.

6. SET WATER TO 25 DROPS/HOUR RECORD RESULTS ON DATA TABLE
SIMULATION
Click here for directions for setting up an
account with Gizmos
Variables
SET SEED TYPE TO ‘B’
SET LIGHT TO 50
SET TEMPERATURE TO 25oC
SET WATER TO 25 DROPS/HOUR
RUN FOR 5 DAYS
CLICK ON GRAPH TAB
RECORD RESULTS ON DATA TABLE
CHANGE WATER TO 50 (75, 100)
REPEAT.

7. Percent of Seed Germination
DATA TABLE
Drops per
Hour
Percent of Seed Germination
Your results
Neighbor
Average
Class Average 25 50 75
100

8. Graphing the Data (Insert the data, create a Bar Graph and Label the graph)
Input the data into Logger Pro
– Amount of Water
– Class Average of
Percent of Germination
Tutorial on using Logger Pro

9. COMPLETED GRAPH

10. CONCLUSIONS 1. What was the purpose of the experiment?
2. What were the major findings?
3. Was the hypothesis supported by the data?
What possible explanations can you offer for the findings?
What recommendations do you have for further study
and for improving the experiment?

11. EVALUATION PRINT OUT YOUR COMPLETED LAB REPORT AND
HAND IT IN TO THE INSTRUCTOR
COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
FOUND BELOW THE SIMULATION
AND THEN CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

12. This presentation will show how two runner beans grow.
Growing Runner Beans
This presentation will show how two runner beans grow.

13. Day 1
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32. Day 13
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33. Day 11
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34. Day 11
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35. Return to first slide

37. Setting up a Gizmo Account
Launch Internet explorer
Type:

38. Step one
Click here

39. Step Two
Click here

40. Step Three
Type in class code

41. Step Four
Click Here

42. Step Five
Confirm your Class
Then Click Here

43. Fill in areas with red stars
Step Six
Fill in areas with red stars
Then submit

44. Step Seven
Notice your name
Click Here

45. Step Eight
Set Variables
Run Experiment

46. Step Nine
Then click
Record Results

47. Repeat capture and paste
Step Ten
Click to copy
To clipboard
Paste into document
Type Information
Go back to Gizmo
Select Graph and copy
To clipboard
Select Blank Document
Then Paste in Graph
Type
Go back to Gizmo
Reset variable
Repeat capture and paste

48. Go Back

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