Peek into the beginnings of a bean stalk!
Stages of bean growth After few weeks of doing experiments indoors, it was time for a field trip. Kids were all excited and had come prepared wearing shoes, cap and a bag to carry vegetables etc. Before heading out, we had a small discussion around 1. What are different ways plants grow?. 2. How vegetables, pulses, fruits grow? 3. What are different forms of cultivation? Then, it was time for some hands on learning : A demo of bean seed growing. The kids looked at the soaked sprouted black eyed bean and other soaked beans too. They recollected seeing their moms grow sprouted green gram (belonging to the legume family). The sprouted green gram Over night soaked beans We opened one black eye bean to find how the baby plant starts growing inside the sprouted bean. It was now easy for the kids to compare the sprout to the diagram. They could see each and every part of the bean sprout and understand their role in the