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The Process
You will be assigned to a team of 4 students (Scientists)
to test a packet of seeds to see if they will grow into plants that can
survive on Earth. Each Scientist in a team needs to choose a task
to do.
The tasks
are:
1.
Seed planter
2.
Plant Growth recorder
3.Green
Machine designer
4.
Captain
STEP 1
Your team will need to know about the Scientific
Method1 and/or
Scientific Method 2 to learn how to hypothesize, test data, record
and analyze, and draw a conclusion.
STEP 2
Next, travel to these sites to find information that each
of you will need
to complete your task.
STEP
3
After exploring the websites, your team needs to write a statement that
States
the Problem concerning the seeds grown on Plantasy's unusual
conditions. Using your website's information is Researching the Problem. Then
form a Hypothesis that you can test your theory about the seeds
likelihood of survival on Earth. Test the Hypothesis by growing
your seeds, recording their growth(on paper and pictures), analyzing what
happens and why? Make sure you have a control group, in which you use 1/2
of the seeds grown under normal Earth conditions, so you can compare the
results. Draw Conclusion from your data in written form, and
then the Captain organizes the information and presents it to the Department
of Science in a powerpoint presentation. (See tasks for other data needed
for presentation).
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