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Grow Something From Seed

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Beans on a windowsill. Six weeks of quiet, daily science.

  • About 30 minutes
  • Nature
  • Project

Gather these

  • Beans or cress seeds
  • Jars or pots
  • Compost
  • Ruler

Step by step

  • Plant two pots the same way.
  • Change one thing for one pot — light, or water.
  • Measure both every few days.
  • Draw a growth chart after four weeks.

Worth talking about

What plants need
Growth over time
Recording data
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Record what happened

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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What we did

Write, list or draw — whatever suits today.

Skills we touched on

SkillHow it showed up

Reflect together

What surprised you about grow something from seed?
What was the easiest part? What was the fiddliest?
What would you change if you did it again tomorrow?
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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Cress on damp kitchen roll, ready in a week.

If it felt easy

Plot both plants on one graph and explain the difference.

If you'd rather do it differently

Grow from kitchen scraps instead of seeds.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

Our own ideas