Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Seed Experiment by Bethany, age 11

In four clear, small jars, I put a wet and a dry seed in the dark, and a wet and a dry seed in the sunlight for two weeks. The seed that was wet in the dark tried to split open, but failed and got all gooey. Both of the dry seeds just dried out, but the wet one in the light grew a bean plant. The wet one started to split the second day, and grew roots the 5th.
I did not pay attention to the plant for a while, but by the 11th day it was 4 or 5 inches tall. The leaf on the bean plant was darker on the top than the bottom because chlorophyll is at the top and the sunlight made it turn more green. The top layer contains the chloroplasts, which has the chlorophyll.
God's leaf factory is created this way so plants can grow and live. Here is our plant.
Written by Bethany