Super Science in class 9

Three weeks ago, we began a science experiment in Class 9. We wanted to investigate whether a bean plant would grow in different materials. We planted the seed into wet paper towels, sand, water and rocks. 'At the start I thought sand might be the best for a seed to grow in because I've seen plants in the desert grow in the sand too' - Owen. We thought that rocks might not be a good place for a plant to grow in because the roots won't be able to hold onto anything.

We checked to make sure all the seeds were a similar size and were all put on the same shelf near the window to make sure our experiment was fair. In our books we had to write the prediction, equipment list and the method in case anyone else would like to try our experiment. After the method we had to draw what each seed looked like. We have been checking our seeds every week so we can record our drawings of their progress and see which has grown the best.

So far the seed in the sand is growing very quickly and may get as tall as the roof if we leave it to carry on growing!


By Owen, Sabeel and Fiza