Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Determine the best growing conditions for growing seeds.
Objective: Through experimentation and observation, students will determine the best growing conditions for their plant.
Activity: Using the lima bean, sprouts from 3L or other seeds such as mung, pumpkin, corn, grass, elm, maple, marigold, radish, or scarlet runner bean plant in a variety of growing conditions--sun vs. no sun, water vs. no water, light vs. dark, hot vs. cold, etc. Keep a log of what happens to the seeds. Illustrate the log and write down questions, observations, predictions, etc.
