Materials
Shallow dish or saucer
Water
Fresh carrots or even carrots that still have the greens attached
Instructions
1. Talk about how the carrots grow from a little seed in such a way that the greens grow above the ground and the carrot grows underground.
2. Break off the greens from the top of the carrot, and slice about 1/2 " (13 mm) from the top of the carrot.
3. Put the slice of carrot into the dish or saucer, flat side down, with enough water to reach half-way up the carrot slice.
4. Put the saucer in a sunny window, and continue replenishing the water.
5. After a few days you will see that the carrot greens are growing again.More to doArt: Use the discarded greens as paintbrushes, giving the children a new art medium.More science: The carrot top activity can be a long-term project. Begin in the spring with carrot seeds, grow the seeds and transplant into a garden. In the summer and fall pull up the children's very own "home grown" veggies! * Try using other vegetables or fruits to see if anything else will grow the same way (it is possible to get a pineapple top to "re-grow"). This past year we grew corn, carrots and pumpkins in our school garden, and the children were really thrilled to be able to eat something they'd grown from seed!Snack: Eat the carrots raw for snack or at lunch time.
