1. Germination Experiment
(Samantha, Paige, Jordan, Matthew)

2. Procedure Summary
Obtain 12 dishes, medians (soil/gravel/sand), green bean seeds, and water.
Sterilize medians.
Fill 12 petri dishes and label
Nothing
Gravel
Sand
Dirt
Put five seeds into each container separated about one inch from each other
Water seeds same amount, as needed
Observe and collect data.

4. Germination in Correlation to Medians
DATA COLLECTION
Germination in Correlation to Medians
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Constant
3/15
4/15
Dirt
1/15
5/15
7/15
11/15
Sand
8/15
9/15
Gravel
13/15
14/15

5. Graph

6. Control (Paper Towels)
Gravel
Dirt
Sand

7. qualitative data Start of Experiment End of Experiment Constant
Dry, off-white, seeds
Most seeds have an orange tint to them because of molding. Some seeds were disintegrated and had a smell similar to that of canned tuna.
Dirt
Most seeds were fully germinated and there was no mold or smell.
Sand
The results for the sand median were almost identical to our control. Most seeds have an orange tint to them because of molding. Some seeds were disintegrated and had a smell similar to that of canned tuna.
Gravel
All seeds were germinated and, again, there was no mold of smell.

8. Conclusion
It was originally believed that the dirt would germinate first, due to the fact that it would hold water best.
During the experiment the gravel germinated first and the most.
The control was overall the worst median for germinating.
In conclusion, our experiment did not uphold our hypothesis. The gravel germinated first and the dirt was second.

9. Further Questions / Improvements
We noticed an odd smell coming from the control and the sand, and they contained mold. Those ones didn't exactly germinate they mostly disintegrated after germinating.