While enjoying various small-scale activities and creating interesting indoor environments, children can see how plants know what to do and how they 'work'.
PLANTS NEED LIGHT
From time to time lift the lid and see how the potato sprouts are growing towards the light. In time they'll poke out of the hole! Also see how soft the potato becomes after putting its strength (and water) into growing its sprouts. To make a maze, put a cardboard barrier across the box with an archway at one side, and notice how the shoots find their way through, seeking the light. Or make two barriers with archways on opposite sides. The shoots can still find the light!
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