Teacher Preparation
for Pickle "Dill"emma Lesson
by Jewel Reuter, LA Virtual School
Teacher Laboratory Preparation:
1. Preparation of Solutions: Make a series of solutions of pickle juice diluted varying amounts with water: Get the pickle juice by draining the juice out of a jar of dill pickles into an empty jar.
A. Make 5% pickle juice by mixing 5 ml of pickle juice with 95 ml of water.
B Make 10% pickle juice by mixing 10 ml of pickle juice with 90 ml of water.
C. In a similar way make 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% pickle juice.
D. Use the remaining undiluted juice for 100% pickle juice.
E. Use plain water for 0% pickle juice.

Materials Per Set Up:
1 quart jar of dill pickles
1 liter of distilled or spring water
80 corn seeds
80 mustard seeds
1 roll of Bounty paper towels
16 sandwich size resealable plastic bags
1 12"x18" cookie sheet
10 100 ml beakers
1 millimeter ruler (12" long)
1 marking pen
1 roll of pH paper (Range 1-11)
1 thermometer (range at least 0 – 100o C)
1 roll of masking tape
1 newspaper

2. Make Copies of
The Farmers and the Pickle Factory Story
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/farmpap.htm)

Seeds and Germination
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/germ/seedgerm.htm)

Student Procedure
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/proced.htm)

Results Seed Germination Table
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/germtab.htm)

PowerPoint How To for Pickle "Dill"emma (http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/ppt/pptpick.htm)

3. Gather all materials

4.  If fungus treated corn is used, use gloves and goggles.

5.  View the video on the Results and Living Graph at
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/piclivg.mpg)
This video will help to explain the concept of the living graph and the expected results. The video may take a while to download. Please be patient.

6. Print the following material:
Attachment #1: The Farmers and the Pickle Factory Story
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/farmpap.htm)


Attachment #2: Seeds and Germination
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/germ/seedgerm.htm)


Attachment #3: Results Seed Germination Table
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/germtab.htm)


Attachment #4: PowerPoint How To for Pickle "Dill"emma
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/ppt/pptpick.htm)

Attachment #5: Seed Germination Rubric
(http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/tablerub.htm)


Attachment #6: The Pickle "Dill"emma PowerPoint Rubric (http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/pptrub.htm)


Attachment #7: The Student Handout for The Pickle "Dill"emma (http://www.classtech2000.com/biolvhs/pickle/proced.htm)

Attachment #8

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