Mrs. Comincioli's Classroom Corner

As a part of our living things unit, we created a hanging garden in our classroom.  We divided the class into 6 groups.  Each group “planted” 9 different lima beans.  Each lima bean was planted in a plastic bag with paper towels and hung on our bulletin board.  The variables for each plant were different.

• Plant A – Don’t water the lima  bean
• Plant B – Water the bean with a vinegar-and-water mixture
• Plant C – Cover the bag with construction paper
• Plant D – Do not put wet paper towels in the bag
• Plant E – Coat the seed with petroleum jelly
• Plant F – Cut the seed in half and plant both halves in the bag
• Plant G – Rotate the bag one turn each day
• Plant H – Add one cup soil to the  bag instead of paper towels
• Plant I – Water the bean with a mixture of liquid fertilizer and water

We wrote our hypothesis for each plant and will be observing them for the next 7-10 days to see which ones grow and if our hypothesis are correct.