1. Part 1: Bulbs

2. What are these?

3. What are these?
What part of a plant do you think they are?

4. These are onion and garlic bulbs.
Do you think we could get a new plant from these bulbs?
What do they need to live and grow?

5. These are onion and garlic bulbs.
Do you think we could get a new plant from these bulbs?
What do they need to live and grow?
What could we do to get them to grow into a new plant?

6. These are onion and garlic bulbs.
Do you think we could get a new plant from these bulbs?
What do they need to live and grow?
What could we do to get them to grow into a new plant?
What will we look for that will indicate that we are having success making a new plant?

7. Question:
Are bulbs alive?
How do we know?

8. 1. Stretch the cotton balls and
Cover the bottom of the cup.
2. Place the garlic or onion
bulbs on the cotton.
3. Add two vials of water.
4. Snap a lid on top.

10. What changes do you observe in your bulb planters?
What has changed since your last observation?
How do the growing bulbs smell?
What should we do with the bulbs next?

11. Observe your bulbs.
What did the bulbs need to start growing?
What was the first structure that you noticed?
Where do the leaves grow on bulbs?

12. Are bulbs alive? How do we know? Pair up with a partner to
share your drawings;
share your answer to the focus question.

13. Part 2: Planting Roots

14. Are these whole plants or parts of a plant?
How many different parts can you see?
Where is the root? The stem? The leaves?
How do these parts help the plant grow?

15. Question:
Will roots produce a new plant like a stem?

18. What do you observe in your carrot and radish planters?
What has changed since the last time you observed your planters?
What parts of the plants seem to be developing into new plants?
What evidence do you see that new plants are developing?

19. Will roots produce a new plant like a stem?
Pair up with a partner to
share your drawings;
share your answer to the focus question.