Make a ‘beanhouse’ Follow FizzicsEd 150 Science Experiments: Comments 0 You will need: One PET bottle with lid Compost soil mixture from a nursery or supermarket * One packet of bean seeds Clear masking tape Scissors – make sure you are allowed to use them! Optional – Box cutter (adults only) *Compost and potting mix can contain the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease.* Wash hands and take precautions to avoid breathing potting mix dust. Copyright Instruction 1 Cut your PET bottle in half. You may need to make a small hole using a box cutter (away from children) or alternatively pinch the side of the bottle and you should be able to make the initial cut. 2 Using compost soil, fill the bottom half of the PET bottle to within 4 cm of the cut edge. 3 Place 4 bean seeds onto the soil surface, at least 2 cm away from the PET bottle sides. 4 Using your finger, poke the bean seeds 2.5 cm into the soil. Water the soil well. 5 Connect the top half of the PET bottle to the bottom half and secure with masking tape. 6 Leave the lid loose and place the bottle on a window ledge that receives good sunlight. 7 Your plants should begin to sprout within 2 weeks! 8 Get the Unit of Work on Plant Biology here! Learn about the parts of a flower Discover how vascular tissue transports water & sugars around the plant Learn about plant pigments and adaptations to the environment From photosynthesis to transpiration & more, there’s a heap covered! Includes cross-curricular teaching ideas, student quizzes, a sample marking rubric, scope & sequences & more 9 School science visits since 2004! – Curriculum-linked & award-winning incursions. – Over 40 primary & high school programs to choose from. – Designed by experienced educators. – Over 2 million students reached. – Face to face incursions & online programs available. – Early learning centre visits too! 10 Online courses for teachers & parents – Help students learn how science really works Why Does This Happen Growing your own beans in a PET bottle can be a lot of fun, but you can also use these beans to investigate factors that affect plant growth. Variables to test Beans favour a combination of growing conditions that you can experiment with. Try changing the amount of heat, light or nutrients or the growing media that the seeds ar in. Try setting up different bottles and changing one thing to see the effect (eg. the amount of water or light they get or adding salt to the soil). Changing one variable and seeing the result is part of the scientific method and we strongly encourage it! Learn more! From basic ecology and digital microscopy to plants for life, we’ve got your living things unit covered! Get in touch with FizzicsEd to find out how we can work with your class. Plants for Life Years K to 6 Maximum 30 students Workshop (NSW & VIC) 60 or 90 minutes Online Class Available Read More Enquire Now STEM Full Day Accelerator - Primary Designed from real classroom experiences, this modular day helps you create consistently effective science learning that directly address the new curriculum with easily accessible and cost-effective materials. Read More Enquire Now Sale! Pothead by Mrs Flowers $14.95 Original price was: $14.95.$5.95Current price is: $5.95. inc. GST View Details Add to Cart Trustpilot Be Amazing! How to teach science, the way primary kids love. $29.95 inc. GST View Details Add to Cart Trustpilot
Cut your PET bottle in half. You may need to make a small hole using a box cutter (away from children) or alternatively pinch the side of the bottle and you should be able to make the initial cut.
Get the Unit of Work on Plant Biology here! Learn about the parts of a flower Discover how vascular tissue transports water & sugars around the plant Learn about plant pigments and adaptations to the environment From photosynthesis to transpiration & more, there’s a heap covered! Includes cross-curricular teaching ideas, student quizzes, a sample marking rubric, scope & sequences & more
School science visits since 2004! – Curriculum-linked & award-winning incursions. – Over 40 primary & high school programs to choose from. – Designed by experienced educators. – Over 2 million students reached. – Face to face incursions & online programs available. – Early learning centre visits too!
From basic ecology and digital microscopy to plants for life, we’ve got your living things unit covered! Get in touch with FizzicsEd to find out how we can work with your class.
Plants for Life Years K to 6 Maximum 30 students Workshop (NSW & VIC) 60 or 90 minutes Online Class Available Read More Enquire Now
STEM Full Day Accelerator - Primary Designed from real classroom experiences, this modular day helps you create consistently effective science learning that directly address the new curriculum with easily accessible and cost-effective materials. Read More Enquire Now
Designed from real classroom experiences, this modular day helps you create consistently effective science learning that directly address the new curriculum with easily accessible and cost-effective materials.
Sale! Pothead by Mrs Flowers $14.95 Original price was: $14.95.$5.95Current price is: $5.95. inc. GST View Details Add to Cart Trustpilot
Be Amazing! How to teach science, the way primary kids love. $29.95 inc. GST View Details Add to Cart Trustpilot
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