Showing posts with label History and Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History and Science. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Lima Beans!


The kids loved learning about life cycles.  One very simple activity we did involved watching lima bean seeds germinate in the window. All that was required were lima beans from the grocery store, plastic bags, and wet paper towels. After soaking the paper towel and placing it in a plastic bag, we used staples to create a ledge for the beans to rest on.  Within a matter of two weeks, several of our lima beans were growing shoots and roots. 


Thursday, February 7, 2013

Life Cycles: Butterflies

I took a long hiatus from posting, but I want to get back in a routine finally! We just completed a unit on life cycles in Science. I've posted some pictures below of our class project, butterflies, and the release! It as so much fun and the information has really stuck with the kids.