How to Grow Beans in Cups With Soil for a Science Project

Creating a Science Journal

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  Lay a piece of construction paper down on a flat surface horizontally.

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  Stack 10 pages of lined paper horizontally on top, centered.

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  Fold construction paper and lined paper over in center, lengthwise, and staple along the folded edge.

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  Write "Science Journal" and your name on the outside cover and decorate with markers.

Growing the Seeds

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  Place a bean seed and a paper towel in each Ziploc bag. Water until the paper towels are damp. Seal bags and place in sun.

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  Water the seeds every day until you see the bean seeds begin to sprout.

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  List the following questions in your science journal: 1. What will happen if I turn the bean seed upside down? 2. What will happen if I put the bean seed in the cupboard? 3. What will happen if I don't water the bean seed? This will help determine how gravity, light, and water affect bean seeds.

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  Write your hypotheses in your science journal. These are what you feel are the answers.

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  Place one Ziploc bag in the cupboard, turn another one upside down, and mark the last bag with a pen reminding you not to water.

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  Observe the seeds. Determine if your hypotheses are correct. Write down your conclusions in your science journal.

Growing the Sprouts

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  Fill three Styrofoam cups halfway with potting soil. Write "No Water" on one cup, "No Light" on another, and "Upside Down" on the last. Place the corresponding bean in each cup and cover with soil about 3/4 to the top. Water until the soil is damp.

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  Write the following question in your science journal: Can the seeds revive themselves with soil, water and sunshine?

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  Form a hypothesis and record it in your science journal.

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  Continue to water the seeds whenever the top quarter of the soil is dry.

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  Observe the seeds. Draw pictures of the changing bean sprouts in your science journal.

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  Determine if your hypothesis is correct. Write down your conclusions in your science journal.