Learning how plants grow...   Grow Beans in a Bag!

Materials: Bean seeds Sealable baggie Paper towel Staples Tape

Step 1: Place a damp, folded paper towel into a zip lock bag.

Step 2: Insert 3 staples about halfway up the bag. This will keep the beans in the right place so that there's room to watch the roots grow.

Step 3: Place a few beans into the bag.

Step 4: Tape the bag onto a wall or window. Add water as needed to keep the paper towel damp.

Step 5: Seeds will begin to sprout in a couple of days. In about 10 days, plants will push out of the seed coat. In about 2 weeks the first true leaves will develop.

Step 6:  In about 2 weeks beans may be planted in a cup, or pot or in a sunny spot in the ground.

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