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Plant Life

Soak a Bean and Paint Rocks
K-8: Students get to soak beans in water for an hour, and measure how they change in size.
Then, they will get to paint rocks for their very own rock garden!
Print and Electronic Resources:
Student Sheets




STUDENT PRINTABLE
Materials List:
K-8
Soak a Bean
Beans (pinto beans or
other type of seed)
Water
Tedros test tubes
Toby tweezers
Mezzie measuring tape
Pippi pipette
Napkins or paper towels
Paper cups
Paint Rocks
River rocks
Paint brushes
Acrylic paint
Paper plates
Disposable cups of water
Paper towels
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