Growing experiment

Would you like to be a scientist for the day? Here’s a fun experiment that you can use to look at how the environment effects how well plants grow

To get started, you’ll need:

3 bean seeds
3 small pots or glass dishes
Potting soil or compost
Dry dirt
Cotton wool
Spray bottle with water

This experiment will help you see how different conditions effect how well plants grow

Step 1: Preparing your seeds

Pull apart the cotton wool and place it on a plate
Wrap each bean seed in cotton wool and spray them with lots of water
Keep spraying them once a day
After a week, you should see the seeds sprouting – they’re ready!

Step 2: Creating the environments

Plant the 1st bean sprout in a container with potting soil and water
Plant the 2nd bean sprout in the dry dirt with no water
Plant the 3rd bean sprout in potting soil but add lots of water so that it is flooded
Leave all three to grow for a couple of weeks before you look at the results

Step 3: Taking a look

After a few weeks, your seedlings should look very different
Take note of their colour and size
Why do you think they look different? Which bean had the best conditions?

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