BIO 114

Biology for the Teaching Profession

In my Biology class with Dr. Lehman, we focused primarily on preparing us, future educators, for the classroom.At the beginning of this class, I had a hard time understanding the material and figuring out the labs. As time went on in this class, I started to really enjoy it. It helped me to learn and gain more knowledge and skill for a teaching licensure in life science.

Close to the end of the semester we had to create a poster to present at the Fall Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. My group decided to test the effects of pH Levels on Seed Germination. I really enjoyed this project and being able to complete it with friends. Our goal was to determine which pH levels would allow sunflower seeds to germinate. Our hypothesis was that plain water would allow seeds to germinate more than other pH levels. We put five seeds in five petri dishes for each liquid. I loved being able to get the data for this project. I had a great time figuring out the best ways to get the data and the best ways to record the data. I learned a lot from this project and being able to present it at the student showcase. Attached is the poster presentation of my groups research.