| Agriculture plays a part in our every day lives and it is | | | | and soil do not drain all over your counter. If you have |
| useful to learn and know about the environment | | | | a few old aluminum pie plates they will work as well. |
| around us. This science project will assess the growth | | | | Put soil into the pots and fill about 2/3 full. Then in each |
| rate of several different types of grass seed. It is | | | | pot sprinkle a different grass seed. You can sprinkle at |
| suitable for 7th grade or 8th grade students but high | | | | least a tablespoonful or two of the seed into the pot |
| school students in agriculture or horticulture classes | | | | to make sure you have success. Sprinkle about 1/4 |
| may enjoy and benefit from doing this experiment. | | | | inch more soil on top of the seed. |
| Go your local lawn and garden store and pick up | | | | Place all the pots in the same place with the same |
| these items: | | | | amount of light and temperature. Water each with |
| 4 pots | | | | about ¼ cup of water. If you can use a sprinkling |
| Soil | | | | can to lightly sprinkle the top of the soil to moisten that |
| Annual rye grass seed | | | | would be best. You do not want to soak the seeds |
| Fescue grass seed | | | | and drown them. |
| Blue grass seed | | | | Get some graph paper and each day for the next |
| Bermuda or any other type of seed they may have | | | | two weeks watch your pots. When you notice any |
| available | | | | germination note what type of seed it was and how |
| Fertilizer | | | | much you see. Did only one blade of grass show up? |
| You will not need large quantities of any of these | | | | Do you see many? Continue watching over the next |
| items so if you can buy a quarter of a pound of each | | | | few days to see if other varieties start to grow and |
| or less just for your project it would be best. If you tell | | | | how fast each one does. |
| the people working at the store they may even have | | | | Which grass seed germinated the fastest? Did any |
| a little from an open bag that you could have | | | | other seed pass up the first one when it started |
| especially if it is for school purposes. You will also not | | | | growing? This is a great science project for 7th grade |
| need much fertilizer. | | | | 8th grade or high school students to learn about |
| Put each of your pots on a plate so that the water | | | | growing things. |