Emerson Jr. High Schoo! Seed Germination Lab Use dry seeds day one. ‘Soak overnight: Student place soaked seeds on paper towels, roll them, and then place ‘on plexiglass (or glass) panel. Place panel into tub of water to keep paper towel moist. ates 50 plexigless paper towel rolled to ‘Secure TRAY of WATER Student can see germination process and can learn about monocot/dicot differences. * Root * stemDate Bean Pea Dry seed After 16 hours in waterSeed Germination Lab Date Observations Bean Pea Corn 10/18 | Dry seed ‘The bean has a smooth Peais wrinkled, | The cornis | surface; the bean is the the pea is the wrinkled; the corn largest; the bean has a smallest; the pea _| is smaller than the black dot that goes down a | has the most bean, but larger bitin the middle round shape of all_| than the pea. The the seeds corn is a very twisted shape 10/18 | After 24 hours in| The bean is fullerin shape; | The pea is much | The corn has less water the bean is about the same | smoother and is | wrinkles but stil size asthe corn and pea _| bigger; the pea is | some. The com more green. Itis | has a brown think as big as the corn. | on its end, The corn is more. yellow. 10/20 | After 72 hours in| The bean is darker in color. | The peas very | The com has no water thas a brown dot onits light in color. thas | wrinkles and is a side. alittle “tail” coming | lot yellower. out of it. It has started to grow. ETC,