We have been studying beans as scientists. We started with the question "Will beans grow?" and then we set up our experiment. We took a paper towel, folded it, and put it on a plate. Then, we took a handful of presoaked beans and put them on the plate. We spread them out, poured water on them and put the plate in a ziplock bag to keep the moisture in. We put some of the plates on our greenhouse table and some in other places around the room and outside. We observed our beans for a week and kept notes in observation journals. We found that the beans on the greenhouse table grew the best and the beans that were placed outside did the worst. We compared the factors of the room and factors outside. The students decided that they big difference was the temperature. They were surprised that some of the beans put in dark places began to grow. They will be planting their seeds in containers.
Teachers interested in the lesson plans for these lessons can find them at: http://wcmu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.oate.lpexploreplant/exploring-plants/ This is a great place to go for lesson plans. Everything you need is on the site. The only materials I added were the observation journals and we took pictures to make flow maps.
Teachers interested in the lesson plans for these lessons can find them at: http://wcmu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.life.oate.lpexploreplant/exploring-plants/ This is a great place to go for lesson plans. Everything you need is on the site. The only materials I added were the observation journals and we took pictures to make flow maps.