This document provides instructions for conducting a bean plant experiment using cotton balls. The materials needed are disposable cups, bean seeds, tweezers, water, scissors, and cotton balls. Beans are soaked in water overnight then placed in a cup filled with moistened cotton balls.

Who would have thought that it's possible to grow beans using cotton? I bet your child hasn't! Try out this fun and easy science experiment to teach them something new!

In this lesson, children will experiment with seeds in cotton balls rather than soil. The use of cotton balls will allow the children to see the seed as it sprouts and grows roots. The children will be able to see how long a seedling takes to grow from the ”ground.” Children can chart and measure the growth of the seeds.

A fun project for the Spring season is growing a bean plant in a jar. Guess how fast the plant will grow and what conditions will improve its growth. It’s an easy project for the start of the planting season! Items Needed: Jar; Dry Bean (Lima beans work well) Cotton balls or Napkins; Water; Sunny Window; Steps:

Germinating seeds at home is so simple to do. Growing the bean plant in cotton balls in a clear jar allows your kid to see the portion of the bean plant that is normally covered by soil. They can watch the roots grow and dig into the cotton balls. What a …

Jun 21, 2019 · Growing bean plants in cotton is one of the easiest ways to observe and learn how a plant grows. This is why it's a very common experiment in schools. Whether you want to do this project with your child, or simply want a no-fuss way to …

Mar 22, 2016 · Materials Needed for this Experiment. Wet several cotton balls and place them in a jar. You want the cotton balls to be wet but not too saturated. Then wedge a bean between the cotton balls and up against the jar so that your child can easily observe the magic bean growing.

In this activity, learners will investigate what plants need to survive by sprouting their own beans. They will make predictions, measure growth, and hypothesize how space conditions might be challenging for plant growth. *Background information can be found at …

Apr 18, 2012 · All you need for this easy activity is a glass jar or bottle, some cotton wool balls/ wads and a bean! First of all Cakie stuffed cotton wool balls into a glass jam jar. Then she simply stuck one bean on either side of the jar so that we could watch 2 growing at once.