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Growing Root Vegetables

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Materials: Sweet potatoes (glass jar, water, toothpicks) or radishes, carrots, turnips and beets (glass pie plate, water, rocks)

Activity: Stick toothpicks in a sweet potato and place it on a water-filled glass jar, so the sweet potato is partially covered in water. Cut tops off of radishes, carrots, turnips or beets. Place tops on rocks, in a glass pie plate, and partially cover with water. Watch the root vegetables sprout leaves.

Research Questions: How do the root vegetables change over time? Compare how different types of root vegetables grow.

Resources:

Growing Beans and Lentils

Tags: Life Science 2012