Magic Beans and Giant Plants
Topics: Gardening Observation
Skills: Communication Observation Questioning
Grade Levels: Grades 3-5 Grades K-2
Resource Types: Kits
Settings: Indoors
After predicting what – other than magic – caused Jack’s beanstalk to grow so tall, students design and conduct experiments to explore how different conditions affect plant growth. This open-ended investigation of conditions for plant growth assumes some student knowledge of basic plant needs (light, water, etc) and can be used as a springboard for more in-depth investigation of these factors.
Minnesota Science Standards:
0.1.1.2, 2.1.1.2, 3.1.1.2, 5.1.1.2
Minnesota Language Arts Standards:
3.6.7.7, 4.6.7.7, 5.6.7.7