You will need:
- One PET bottle with lid
- Compost soil mixture from a nursery or supermarket *
- One packet of bean seeds
- Clear masking tape
- Scissors – make sure you are allowed to use them!
- Optional – Box cutter (adults only)
*Compost and potting mix can contain the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease.* Wash hands and take precautions to avoid breathing potting mix dust.


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- Discover how vascular tissue transports water & sugars around the plant
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- From photosynthesis to transpiration & more, there’s a heap covered!
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Why Does This Happen
Growing your own beans in a PET bottle can be a lot of fun, but you can also use these beans to investigate factors that affect plant growth.
Variables to test
- Beans favour a combination of growing conditions that you can experiment with. Try changing the amount of heat, light or nutrients or the growing media that the seeds ar in.
- Try setting up different bottles and changing one thing to see the effect (eg. the amount of water or light they get or adding salt to the soil). Changing one variable and seeing the result is part of the scientific method and we strongly encourage it!
From basic ecology and digital microscopy to plants for life, we’ve got your living things unit covered!
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Plants for Life
Years K to 6
Maximum 30 students
Workshop (NSW & VIC)
60 or 90 minutes
Online Class Available
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