What better time to study Botany than Spring?† Everything is blooming and beautiful and just there for you to see.

We did a really cool experiment to tie in with our Botany Unit.

Keilee did this entire experiment herself and took ALL the pictures.

GARDEN IN A GLOVE

Here’s the Materials You’ll Need:

†Plastic glove

Permanent marker

Five types of seeds

Cotton balls

Water

Pipe cleaner

Scissors

Soil

Small cups

Step 1 of 5:

Use a marker to write the name of the seeds on each of the glove’s fingers. Write one seed type per finger.

Step 2 of 5:

Dip the cotton balls in water and wring them out. The cotton balls should be slightly damp.

[*Note: That is marker on her fingers, not blood or dirt, although she has had both on her fingers at times] 🙂

Step 3 of 5:

Put two or three seeds of the same type into each cotton ball. Put a cotton ball inside each finger of the glove. You may need to use a pencil to push the cotton ball all the way to the tip of the glove’s finger. Make sure the type of seed matches the label written on the finger.

Step 4 of 5:

Blow a small amount of air into the plastic glove and close it with a pipe cleaner. Tape or hang the glove in a warm place, like a sunny window. Keep an eye on the seeds over the next few days – you should start to notice something interesting!

[Note- See the pink on the sprouted pumpkin? It is from the marker which was written on the OTHER side of the glove.† Isn’t that cool?]

THEY GREW!!

Step 5 of 5:

Replant in little cups to transplant outside in the garden!

Information:

Each seed contains a baby plant that will start to grow under the right conditions. All a seed needs to begin growing is warmth and water. The first stage in seed growth is called germination, which is when the tiny root emerges from the outer seed covering. Once the seed starts sprouting, it needs soil, room for the roots to grow, sunlight and water.

Now she is about to replant them outside and watch them grow, or get eaten by the squirrels!!† [I’m betting on the squirrels!]

Peas, Pumpkins, Broccoli or Squash anyone???

Happily linking with Theresa and Susan at “Look What We Did”
Go check them out, they have some fabulous resources!

Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen

ìWhy try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.î ~ Robert Brault

ìNature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work.î ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson