Germination
Plant seeds and watch how many sprout. Examine what factors affect germination. Vary the amount of heat, water, and light the seeds get. Practice designing controlled experiments and using the scientific method.
Launch GizmoGermination
Plant seeds and watch how many sprout. Examine what factors affect germination. Vary the amount of heat, water, and light the seeds get. Practice designing controlled experiments and using the scientific method.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Discover what conditions affect seed germination.
- Explore the effects of water, temperature, and light on seed germination.
- Discover that the requirements for germination will vary for different seeds.
- Design controlled experiments to test the effect of different variables on germination.
VOCABULARY:
- controlled experiment, germination, hypothesis, seed, sprout, variable
LESSON MATERIALS:
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Germination Gizmo STEM Challenge
Challenge where students perform a STEM activity with the Germination Gizmo. This activity addresses many... (more) of the NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts as well as the Scientific and Engineering Practices.
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4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
Seat work for Grade 3 whole class instruction
This is a customized student exploration sheet to be used as “seat work” when the Gizmo is presented for ... (more)whole class instruction. Suggestion: Review the Gizmo’s Teacher Guide and original Student Exploration Sheet to determine which parts of the Gizmo lesson need to be modeled by the teacher.
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4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
Gizmos-Germination
Modified version of the student worksheet to reinforce writing hypotheses using the formalized style, and... (more) identifying the variables.
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4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
User Recommendations (showing 5 of 11):
Great simulation before doing this lab.
Recommended for: 5th Grade MathGizmo User from South Carolina
