Growing seeds

I love these activities...you must be prepared for all sorts of ideas from the students...but more importantly allow them to try it out..PLEASE DO NOT tell them "this won't work because" and then give them all the answers that are required by law and the curriculum....let them excercise their own problem solving skills and love you for letting them try it out..in a controlled way of course.
Basically they need to find out/ try out/ explore what conditions seeds need to germinate successfully

I have had students burn some seeds with a bunsen as they had seen plants growing after a forest fire..indeed you can discuss thet some seeds need extreme heat before they germinate.

Other ideas students have had:

put in freezer overnight, soak in water, hit with rock, put in acid, keep in dark, keep in light, and so it goes on