Seeds & Plants (#9)

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Seeds & Plants:

Lima Bean Study:
What happens when you soak a Lima bean in water for a few days?

Before we placed them in water we made designs and took measurements of our Lima beans so we could compare what they look like after. 

The Lima beans almost doubled in size! It was also easy to remove the bean's outer shell and split the bean in half.

The bean now had a little sprout growing! If we planted this, the sprout would continue to grow into roots and a steam and form leaves and more beans!

Seed Discovery:
Explore a variety of seeds, guess what plant the seed is from, measure and compare different seeds.


 





Classroom Resources for Seeds and Plants:
Watch a green bean seed germinate, develop roots, and finally sprout, with the Life Cycle of a Green Bean set. 

Root-Vue Farm has a viewing window which makes it easy to watch the roots develop underground! See carrot, radish and onion seeds grow up as the roots grow down

Children's Activities Related to Seeds and Plants:
  • Classroom garden inside or outside
  • Bean sprout in a bag
  • Garden/ farm dramatic play center
  • Sorting and comparing seeds
  • Create an art piece with seeds
  • Go for a nature walk to find different seeds and plants
  • Handmade seed paper for planting


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