Sprouts are easy to grow, delicious and healthy.
They are also fun nature and art projects.
Materials:
- Paper Towels
- Plate or cookie sheet
- Seeds for sprouting (see Seed List)
- Scissors
- Water
Procedure:
1. Stack three paper towels. Draw a letter shape or picture on the top towel.
2. Cut out the shape, so that all three paper towels are the same.
3. Dampen the stack of towels with water - do not drench.
4. Sprinkle seeds on the top of the stack.
5. Check daily to see how long it takes for the sprouts to grow.
6. Make sure stack of towels is damp, but not soaked.
What happens if you move your shape from one area to another? Do the sprouts change direction, grow faster or slower? What happens if you put more than one type of seed on your shape?
Seed list:
- Alfalfa
- Barley
- Broccoli
- Buckwheat
- Cabbage
- Chickpeas
- Corn
- Fenugreek
- Lentils
- Mung beans
- Peas
- Quinoa
- Soy beans
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