What type of light do plants prefer?
Materials you need
Two Plastic Bottles
Gravel
Potting Soil
Bean Seeds
Water
Sunlight
Artificial Light (Lamp)
Steps
1. Cut the tops off the bottles
2. Pour 1" of gravel into each bottle
3. Pour 3" of potting soil into each bottle.
4. Plant 3 beans about 1" deep in each bottle.
5. The next step is to take one bottle and put it in the sunlight.
6. The next step is to take the other bottle and put it under a lamp.
7. Record the activities of each bottle.
Real Life Science Project Information
Extended Resources
Sarah Young's Which Soils the Richest
Great job! Kids love to learn about plants and enjoy doing hands on activities like this. Great idea :)
ReplyDeleteGreat project! Since your niece and nephew enjoyed the experiment, students in the classroom will too. A journal was a good idea to keep track of the process.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great experiment that shows although plants can grow under light from lamps for the best results they need sunlight.
ReplyDeleteThat was really interesting Erin, great job! I would like to try that experiment with my little boy.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you had better luck with your seeds than I did with mine. Great idea! I think that kids would find this very interesting. I also liked when you mentioned that your niece put a caterpillar in one of the bottles. I wonder if would have changed your results if you had left it in there longer.
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