Harvesting our Plants

Our sunflower micro greens have grown so quickly! We harvested our plants and looked at the different parts of the plants. Then it was time to taste test. Some said it tasted like cucumbers or peas. The roots had a milder taste than the leaves. We were also surprised to discover that some plants had very few little roots and other plants had long and loads of them. Our next task is to sprout beans in damp paper towels! We predicted that the roots will grow in 2-3 days. 

Earth Day Cleanup!

April 22 is international Earth Day! We spent part of the afternoon outside picking up garbage and shovelling gravel to make our schoolyard look better! We all enjoyed the beautiful weather and doing a little bit for our Earth. 

Tennis Ball Tower Challenge

Our last structure building challenge was the tennis ball tower challenge. We wanted to find out if we could build a structure with limited materials that could support a tennis ball at least 20cm off the table. The available supplies were popsicle sticks, coffee stir sticks, string, straws and 1m of tape. There was no time limit for this challenge and everyone breathed a sigh of relief! Every team finished with a successful tower!

 

Seed Survivors!

We received our Seed Survivor kit so it was time to plant! We are growing Sunflower micro greens. We learned that plants need healthy soil, sunlight, water, air and room to grow. Each cup received 10 seeds. The plants will need one tbsp of water each day. Now we wait to harvest in approximately one week!