BioLEARN: Botany

Using Plants for Student Research Projects

  • Authors: Karen Mesmer
  • Activity Type: Botany
  • Grade Range: 9 - 10

Students work in research teams to do original research (science inquiry) with bean or sunflower plants. They pose a question about plant growth and development and then write a hypothesis, design an experiment, collect, organize and analyze data, write a conclusion and persuade their peers in a scientific convention.

A complete set of materials for this activity includes 4 files. Download all as pdf files.

  1. Activity Description
  2. Experimental Design Diagram
  3. Peer Review Form
  4. Rubric