Do bigger seeds produce bigger plants?

School: Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls Status: Completed Date Started: 28 Jan 2009 Date Completed: 31 Jan 2009 Keywords tags: No of pupils: 0 Number of views: 6234 Related Resources:

Basically we start by collecting different types of seeds from homes, shops etc. Then we will investigate the following:

1 Why are seeds the shape they are?

2 Does seed size affect the rate of germination?

3 Do bigger seeds produce bigger plants?

4 What is the nutritional value of seeds?

5 What kind of soil is best for certain kinds of plants?

6 How much water is used by different plants?

7 Does soil pH affect plant growth?

We will build a greenhouse where we will grow the plants and monitor a variety of factors.

We will visit the mileenium seed bank in Wakehurst ti find out why and how they collect and store seeds