Observing plants in detail

Roy "How do plants grow?" 

Trystan "Their roots help them drink water" 

Sofia "...and the sun helps them grow tall" 

Maddi "Plants need soil"

To find out more about this inquiry, we planted bean seeds and carefully observed and recorded the daily changes.

In less than a week, after giving our plants water and placing them close to a window (sun), our beans grew roots and are starting to sprout. 

The children are recording their discoveries each day and created their own story called "The Bean Seed" to share their knowledge with friends and families.

An understanding of the necessity of watering and caring for plants was shown, when they observed a seed that wasn't watered.

Trystan "That seed did not grow. It needs water." 

Jason "I can't wait for our beans to grow so that we can eat them"