1. ® 12 Student-driven Inquiry-based Authentic Lab Experiments

2. EarthBox ® High School Honors Project Group IV

3. Goal 1: Realize accepted protocol for EarthBox® production of plants Setting up an EarthBox Modeling the EarthBox Instructions

4. Work in teams

5. Goal 2: Manipulate independent variables in a controlled environment Fertilizer Light Water Soil Seeds vs seedlings

6. Observe plants under different growing conditions

7. Record results

8. Does watering at different intervals affect crop growth?

9. Goal 3: Measure dependent variables Plant morphology Grow statistics Ascorbic acid content TLC chromatography; the hunt for chlorophyll and anthocyanins Effect of toxic chemicals on seed germination & viability

10. Collect and analyze multiple kinds of data

11. Engage all students

12. Compare and contrast results

13. EarthBox ® in the High School Lab Grow Green Set up MeasureRecord 12 Student-driven Inquiry-based Authentic Lab Experiments

15. Support World Food Day! Observe World Food Day each October 16 th by Hosting an Event that Centers on Growing Food.