As the bean buried in the earth, doesn’t get light either. I would not say that the growth or colour difference is significant enough to say, that light is necessary for the bean to grow well at this stage.Īll the bean needs is water, a warm environment and the energy stored within. But then the bean on the left grew better than some of our other “test beans” that DID get light.
Yes, the bean grown in the light has a few more leaves.
I would say that the difference is minimal. We continued to keep one been in darkness and one in light. The bean itself contains enough energy for it to start growing – the growth is stimulated by the wet and the temperature around the bean – telling the bean it is time to grow. This tells us, that the light has little to do with it. BUT, ONE of the beans in the dark, and ONE NOT in the dark started sprouting at the same time. Interestingly… not all beans “hatched” at the same time. And make sure the towel stays moist!!! Growing Bean Experiment – ResultsĪfter 2-3 days our beans started to grow. You want the tissue to wet, but you don’t want the bean to swimming in water – in case it gets mouldy.Ĥ) We placed on glass into a “cardboard box” to darken it and to see what would happen. We actually prepped 6 beans like this “just in case”.ģ) Squirt with plenty of water. Then tuck your bean (it can be any bean – a broad bean or a runner bean – between the glass and the tissue. Would one grow quicker than the other? Would one grow BETTER than the other? Let’s see….ġ) Use a glass or a jar of a clear plastic cup for your growing beans experiment.Ģ) Line it with kitchen towel paper or cotton wool buds.
We decided to watch beans grow… but we also decided to see what happens if you keep one bean in darkness and one in the light. Today’s activity, has a little twist on the simple, easy and fun “Growing Beans” experiment.Ī wonderful image showing the classic “Bean Growing” observations – you can see the roots forming and the shoot and leaves going up “stretching” towards the light. We have been particularly busy with Gardening with Kids, and exploring “Growing” Science activities. We have lots of photos to share and will hopefully do so over the coming days and weeks. but not always had the time to share our activities – such as this Growing Beans activity. We have been very busy here at Life At The Zoo.
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