® 12 Student-driven Inquiry-based Authentic Lab Experiments
EarthBox ® High School Honors Project Group IV
Goal 1: Realize accepted protocol for EarthBox® production of plants Setting up an EarthBox Modeling the EarthBox Instructions
Work in teams
Goal 2: Manipulate independent variables in a controlled environment Fertilizer Light Water Soil Seeds vs seedlings
Observe plants under different growing conditions
Record results
Does watering at different intervals affect crop growth?
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
Collect and analyze multiple kinds of data
Engage all students
Compare and contrast results
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