Monday, April 23, 2012

If you're looking for educational, hands-on fun, visit "Discovery Hour"! (http://discoveryhour.blogspot.com/)


The most recent "Discovery Hour" was all about seeds and growing plants! Not only did we come home with our own planted seeds, it opened up a whole bunch of extension activities at home!



Here are some sunflowers sprouting (less than a week after planting at "Discovery Hour")!

After placing our planted seeds in the sun at home, we were inspired to plant some more things. My daughter and I found a spinach container to use as a mini-greenhouse and bought some watermelon seeds to plant. We heard about this idea at "Discovery Hour" as well. Not only is the re-using of the plastic container so Earth-friendly, but it is a great way to have a contained growing environment for little ones to explore with!

Here's a peek in our mini-greenhouse today! Something is sprouting and it's big news around here!
(I'll let my daughter figure out that it's not watermelon yet at a later point,
but to see something growing in there already is just amazing!)

Here's a peek at our indoor extravaganza of plants!
We have sprouts from the Daisy pot, watermelon greenhouse,
and the sunflower newspaper pot!

The connections and extensions seem infinite...
  • plant life cycle
  • requirements for plant growth
  • water cycle (mini-greenhouse has all phases!)
  • environmental factors, affects, etc. on plant growth
  • ecosystems
  • seed/plant components

Happy spring, everyone! Enjoy all the beauty and opportunities of this wonderful time of year!

1 comment:

  1. I am so glad you enjoyed Discovery Hour, and glad to hear that the seeds are sprouting!

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