Super Stallion Apples: Which variety of apple has
more seeds?
Lulu M. Stevens Elementary
Kindergarten- Mr. Villa
April 11, 2013
PROBLEM:We are trying want to find out which apple has more seeds.
HYPOTHESIS:If we take three kinds of apples and count their seeds, then we think that the Granny Smith Apple will have more seeds because it is a green apple.
HYPOTHESIS:This is our graph of our Hypothesis.
VARIABLE:We used three variety of apples, Gala, Granny Smith, and Red Delicious.
Gala Apple
Granny Smith Apple
Red Delicious Apple
CONTROL:Everything else stayed the same: washing and cutting the apples, removing and counting the seeds, and gluing and comparing our results.
MATERIALS:
5 Gala Apples5 Red Delicious Apples5 Granny Smith Apples3 Ten-Frame TemplatesGraph Paper3 Paper trays3 small plastic containersPaper towelsGlueSpoons
PROCEDURE:1.Wash each apple so
it will be clean. 2. An adult uses a knife to cut
each apple and remove its core.
3. Use a spoon and/or fingers to remove each
seed.4. Put the seed in the container so it will not get lost.
PROCEDURE:5. Glue each seed into
a ten frame.6. Compare the results of each
variety of apple.
Granny Smith: 26 seeds
Red Delicious: 9 seeds
Gala: 10 seeds
RESULTS/DATA:The Granny Smith Apple had more seeds than the Gala or Red Delicious variety.
Gala: 10 seeds
Red Delicious: 9 seeds
Granny Smith: 26 seeds
CONCLUSION:The majority of our classmates who chose the Granny Smith Apple proved their hypothesis correctly: the Granny Smith Apple did in fact have more seeds than the Gala and Red Delicious Apples.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/plants/partsofaplant/preview.wemlhttp://pinterest.com/difang/apple-theme/https://sites.google.com/a/bryantschools.org/aatwood/apple-seeds