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,