Beans - 10 days

Our bean plants have grow so quickly!!  In just 10 days most have outgrown their CD cases!!  I had the kids measure them and then label all of the parts of the plant right on the case.  They all got to take them home to transplant and enjoy.  Some winter beans sound YUMMY!!

It also became a major feature on our class bulletin board!

Click HERE to see the original post.

Compost plants II

We have amazing results already from our "Planting from your compost" lab!  These pictures are after 4-5  days!!  Se HERE for the original lab and explanation.

Garlic after 4 days then 5 days!

Carrot tops after 4 days

Beet tops after 4 days

Beans After a Week

About a week after we planted out beans in CD cases they have burst into life!!  Here are some pictures of how they have grown! See HERE for the original posting and HERE to see how they did after 10 days!

Planting from your compost

For our grade 7 science unit on plants we wanted to see which plants would re-grow and even produce food from our kitchen scraps.  Keep posted for an update on the growth

Click HERE to see the results

Beans in a Box

As part of our grade 7 plants unit we are growing beans in a CD case to be able to see the root and stem growth right from day one and to measure and label all of the parts.  They either water them with fertilizer or without to compare the impact on growth.  The kids will be bringing them home when we are done and you can transplant the beans and have a little mid-winter snack!  If you could return the CD cases to re-use next year that would be awesome!!  Keep posted for updates and pictures on their growth.

From "Time to Spill the Beans"

Click HERE to see how they have grown after a week and HERE for after 10 days!!

Smart Plants

We learnt about how plants use their vascular system to absorb water.  See the dye that has gone up the celery stalk to the leaves?

After a day

After 5 minutes

We are also going to do a flower dissection where they will pick apart and discover all of the parts of a flower.