Stem+Fair+CastJa

**Project Topic: What type of water germinates lima beans the quickest?**

**Materials:** 6 lima beans, tap water, bottled water, seltzer water, 3 paper towels/napkins, 3 see-through plastic bags  **Hypothesis:** I think tap water will work the best in a sunny area because usually when planting seeds they need sunlight and people normally use tap water to water their plants.  **Questions:** 
 * Does the water affect the speed of the process?
 * Does the area effect the process?
 * How long does it take to germinate?

**Steps:** 
 * 1) Soak a paper towel in tap water.
 * 2) Next, wrap a lima bean in the soaked paper towel.
 * 3) Finally, put the wrapped lima bean in a plastic bag and place it in a sunny area.
 * 4) Do this three times with different beans each time and place each bag in different areas. (one sunny and one dark)
 * 5) Soak a paper towel in bottled water.
 * 6) Next, wrap a lima bean in the soaked paper towel.
 * 7) Finally, put the wrapped lima bean in a plastic bag and place it in a sunny area.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Do this three times with different beans each time and place each bag in different areas. (one sunny and one dark)
 * 9) <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Soak a paper towel in seltzer water.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Next, wrap a lima bean in the soaked paper towel.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Finally, put the wrapped lima bean in a plastic bag and place it in a sunny area.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Do this three times with different beans each time and place each bag in different areas. (one sunny and one dark)