Exploring Inquiry: Household Chemicals and Their Impact on Seed Germination and Plant Growth

Rachael M. Lander; Patrick J. Calie

doi:10.1525/abt.2017.79.5.407

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1 May 2017 Exploring Inquiry: Household Chemicals and Their Impact on Seed Germination and Plant Growth

Rachael M. Lander, Patrick J. Calie

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The American Biology Teacher, 79(5):407-409 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.5.407

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We outline a set of experiments that engage students in testing the effects of readily available household chemicals on maize seed germination and shoot growth, with three alcohols as examples. Proposing possible experimental outcomes, exposure to quantitative approaches, data recording, and the statistical analysis of data provide students with an experience that reflects the nature of modern scientific investigation.

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Rachael M. Lander and Patrick J. Calie "Exploring Inquiry: Household Chemicals and Their Impact on Seed Germination and Plant Growth," The American Biology Teacher 79(5), 407-409, (1 May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.5.407

Published: 1 May 2017

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