Plant Inquiry Assignment

Plant Unit Inquiry:  You will be writing up the beginning of this lab, but you don’t have to do it!

1. Come up with a plant topic for which you can write an inquiry lab.  Check if with Ms. Kenny
2. Write at least 2 paragraphs of background, using citations where necessary.  Remember that usually backgrounds start general and then go to more specific (what you will be actually doing) and also hopefully give some reason why you think this investigation is important/interesting/worthwhile (5 pts)
3. Write a focused question (remember that it needs to be specific!)  (1 pt)
4. List and discuss variables:  independent (manipulated), dependent (responding), and at least 5 controls (explain how you will control them)  (3 pts)
5. Methodology:  explains what you will do and how you will do it, being specific.  Include the tools you will use to measure things, how many trials you are doing (1 plant is a trial, so 10 in a pot is 10 trials!), and what conditions you are using and why (for example if you are changing salinity, what salinities are you using:  do research so you know what is reasonable!). (5 pts)
6. Finally, although you don’t have to do it, you should outline the data-processing you will do and what information you hope to get from it.  (2 pts)

This inquiry is due through turnitin.com by Thursday, May 24.  16 pts in the Lab Section of your grade.