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SAPS Sheet 5 - Teachers Sheet - Investigating Seed Germination
SAPS Sheet 5 - Teachers Sheet - Investigating Seed Germination
www.saps.org.uk
Another way of doing this is the ‘Investigation Seed Germination on Agar’ practical, also on
our website.
Apparatus
A straight-sided 1.5 litre plastic bottle, with a diameter equal to that of your Petri
dishes
Wooden base, approx 30 x 7 x 2cm
Bases from plastic bottles
Circular grids photocopied onto acetate
Petri dishes
Filter paper
Seeds
Water, or other solution depending on the nature of the investigation
Preparation of materials
To remove the label cleanly:
Fill the bottle with hot water (not too hot or it will buckle)
Screw the cap back on the bottle and in a short time the label should peel off.
Empty the water out of the bottle.