5.27.2012

Growing Beans

Josie and I have tried growing bean seeds inside for the past two years.

We used a baggie and a wet cotton ball the first year and a cup with soil the next.  Last year we got a tiny sprout, but nothing too impressive.

This year we used a glass jar and lined in with a few paper towels.  I had Josie pour in a cup of water then put the seeds in half way down.

Then we put it in the window and waited.



And then we watched a seed turn into new life!




It was awesome!

Such a great learning experience.  Those two bottom leaves are actually the original seed!  I never knew that the old seed shell became part of the plant.  We planted it in the garden, but it's not doing too hot out there.

I found this Plant Observation Book on Soaring into Second.  It was great for recording the changes we saw in our bean seeds.



Science Sunday

3 comments:

  1. This post was awesome! Natey planted bean seeds too. They are growing in a little milk container in our windowsill, but it was cool to show him just now how it looked under the soil!

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  2. Wow! We've never tried it in a jar, but that is great!

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  3. It grew so tall! I've never seen one grow so tall before.

    Thanks for linking up to Science Sunday!

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