Jar Plants

Science is was of my most favorite subjects, mostly because it has a lot of opportunities for hands on projects.  I love tossing mentos in Coke a Cola and watching it KABOOSH!!!  But learning all the definitions, vocabulary words and remembering what they mean is challenging for me, unless I see it and can be able to explain it.

Dicot and Monocots is an example of that.  On paper they look almost alike and you can't really see the difference.  So we searched out examples of monocot and dicot seeds. We had them in our kitchen: for monocot we used a popcorn seed (the kind you would toss into a whirly-pop or stove top) and for dicot we used a bean.  In less the a day the seeds swelled up and began to open.  Unfortunately, we added a too much water and they didn't grow. We placed another seed in the jar and by the next day we saw roots.  Within a week we saw leaves and full on seedlings.  We are now condsidering on planting them just to see how they do.

This is such a great experiment because the seed slightly presses against the jar and as the roots and parts; you can really see them, almost like a giant magnifying glass!  Just add a few drops of water if the paper towel begins to dry out.

The supplies:

-Paper towel (slightly damp)

-Clear Jar (glass or plastic)

-bean and popcorn seed

Time duration: 1 Week

The seeds after a few hours in the jar.

The Dicot or Bean Seed begins to sprout leaves.

After a day or two, both seeds have a root system growing.

While both seeds have a root system growing, the seed is in different parts of the seedling.

The leaves and roots sprout differently from each seed.