Seed germination in Year 6 Science

In Science Year 6 are growing alfalfa seeds. What we first did was we got some petri dishes and put some cotton in the dish. We sprinkled a handful of seeds on the cotton and sprayed some water. Then, we waited. The first few days, we watered them once daily. But then, we noticed that they weren’t growing that well so we decided to water them twice a day. However, most of the plants were STILL not growing much. Then, we had a great idea. We decided to put a string in a pot of water and put the string into the petri dishes. We did this for a few days and the results were amazing. Most of the plants were growing leaves, roots and stems. The plants occasionally flooded but the plants were growing strong. 
Leah Han
6McL

In Science I have had a lot of fun learning about seed germination. It was very interesting to see how after putting a lot more water in a lot of people’s plants grew. The seedlings’ roots continued to grow as well as the seedling itself. I learnt that when looking after a plant you want to put a lot of water but not too much so that it will drown and you need to have it in some sunlight. I thought it was very interesting that if you don’t put the seeds in the correct conditions they can die pretty quickly. Overall I have loved doing seed germination this term and examining and observing how a plant grows.
Isabella Grasso
6McL

This term the whole of Year 6 had lots of fun learning how to germinate alfalfa sprouts. It was really good how we learnt not to over-water or under-water our plants so they could grow the best. This project will help a lot in life when we want to grow our own plants. I really liked how we recorded the height, number of plants germinated and the observations we saw. Overall this was really really fun and I now want to grow my own plants at home. 
Isla Kenniff
6McL

Growing alfalfa seeds was enjoyable and interesting. It was fun because each day It would grow little by little, Each day we would record. some would grow fast while others would grow slower. Watching them grow helped me learn about a cycle for plants. This journey for our plants was fun and I hope to do it again in the future.
Alannah Jabbour 
6McL

Leonie McLaren
Year 6 Teacher