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A flying start AMAZING BEAN!

A single plant can make hundreds or even thousands it grows toward the light.
When a plant germinates,
of seeds. Each seed contains a food supply. When Y ou can see this for yourself
a seed germinates, the young plant uses this food by growing a bean in a shoebox
supply to help it through its first few days of life. “maze.” Y ou will need a bean,

a plant pot, soil, tape, and a
pair of scissors.
Be careful while
Racing ahead using scissors. Always
Pole bean seeds are fun to grow ask an adult to help.
because they get off to a flying start. A second pair of The 1. Cut a window in
This is because each fat seed has a leaves opens out. stem
large food supply packed into two special The leaves grows one end of the box, 2. Now plant a bean in a pot, put the
seed leaves. In some plants, such as get bigger. longer. and then make two pot inside, and put the lid tightly on
the sunflower, the seed leaves open cardboard shelves that the box. When the bean germinates,
out above the ground. However, in the stick out from the sides. it will find its way through
pole bean, they stay below the surface. Stand the box on end. the maze and out of the
window! Remember
Window to water the bean
as it grows.
Shoot straightens out
Hooked shoot
above the ground. Seed leaves
Seed leaves
grows upward
First shrink as
shrink as
through the Shelf
leaves food supply The plant
food supply
ground. open. is used up. grows around
is used up.
the shelf in its
search for light.

Position the bean
Root grows in the middle of
the soil.
out of a split in
the seed case.

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