Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Bean Dissection
Today we did a seed dissection. I had never done this and found it quite fascinating! First, I soaked lima beans in water, overnight and during the school day. We observed dry lima beans and recorded our observations.
Then we got a lima bean that had been soaking in water and observed. The seed coat slides of and then the seed opens up. This was a bit tricky for lots of us, but we did get a few steady hands successfully open the seed up.
We used a folded 3x5 card to record observations. The outside was for the dry lima bean.
The inside was for the soaked and dissected lima bean.
Happy Tuesday,
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That's very neat! We grow lima beans every year, but I think we might do the dissection this year, too!
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Adventures in First with Mrs. Key
Love this activity! It takes me back to when I did this same thing in elementary school. Too bad this unit doesn't fit in our science units! Glad to see you blogging still! :)
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Mr. B's Beach Brains
My kids like this dissecting lima beans. (Now I need to do the plant dissection activity you shared!)
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