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BY RAY BoU D REAU  \nWTHDRAWN  \nNo ionger the proeity of the  \nBoston Pubiie Li&rary.  \nSake of this materal benefited the Library  \nKI DS CAN PRES S  \nWASMIGTBN:MLABE  \nText copyright ◎1994 by The Centennial Centre of Science andTechnology  \nPhotographs copyright ◎1994 by Ray Boudreau  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted,in anyform or by any means,without the prior written permission ofKids Can Press Ltd.or,in case of photocopying or otherreprographic copying,a license from CANCOPY(CanadianCopyright Licensing Agency),6 Adelaide Street East,Suite 900,Toronto,ON,M5C 1H6.  \nMany of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers todistinguish their products are claimed as trademarks.Wherethose designations appear in this book and Kids Can Press Ltd.was aware of a trademark claim,the designations have beenprinted in initial capital letters(e.g.,Styrofoam).  \nNeither the Publisher nor the Author shall be liable for anydamage which may be caused or sustained as a result ofconducting any of the activities in this book without specificallyfollowing instructions,conducting the activities without propersupervision or ignoring the cautions contained in the text.  \nKids Can Press Ltd.acknowledges with appreciation theassistance of the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council inthe production of this book.  \nPublished in Canada byPublished in U.S.byKids Can Press Ltd.Kids Can Press Ltd.29 Birch Avenue85 River Rock Drive,Suite 202Toronto,ON M4V 1E2Buffalo,NY 14207  \nWritten by Katharine Vanderlinden and Carol GoldEdited by Valerie Wyatt  \nDesigned by James Ireland/Peter EnnesonPrinted in Hong Kong by Wing King TongCompany Limited  \nCM PA 980987654321  \nCanadian Cataloguing in Publication DataMain entry under title:Plants  \n(Starting with science)Includes index.ISBN 1-55074-193-4(bound)ISBN 1-55074-395-3(pbk.)  \n1.Plants—Experiments—Juvenile literature.2.Plants一Juvenile literature.I.Boudreau,Ray.I1.Ontario ScienceCentre.III.Series.  \nQK52.6.P531994 j581'.078 C94-931090-5  \nTable of contents  \nSeed sense…………………………………4 Make some dirt…………………………………20Superseed!……………  …  …………………6Backward garden …………    …………22Recycle a potato …………………  …………8A dirt-free garden………………………10A wet mystery…………………………………12  \nA sour shower ………………………………14 For parents and teachers ………  ……30Stem bender ………………………………16Words to know…………………    31Milk carton composter ……………………18Index………     ……    ……………  …32  \n# Seed sense\n\nWhat would happen if you planted a seedupside down?Would the roots grow upin the air?Would the stem grow downinto the ground?Find out by making asee-through garden.  \n## You will need:\n\n·5 dried beans (any kind—fromthe supermarket or a seed packet)  \n·a piece of construction paper  \n·a big glass jar with awide mouth  \n·paper towels  \n## What to do:\n\n1.Soak the beans in waterovernight.  \n2.Line the inside of thejar with a piece ofconstruction paper.  \n3.Stuff the middle of the jar with wetpaper towels.  \n4.Push the beans between theconstruction paper and the glass of thejar.Space them out evenly.Putthe beans in every which way—some  \nlying on their side,some uprightand some at an angle.  \n5.Put your see-through garden in a lightplace,but not in direct sunlight.Leaveit for several days.Keep watering thepaper towels to keep the constructionpaper moist.  \n6.After a few days,you will see rootsgrowing out of one end of each bean andstems growing out of the other end.Arethey growing in all different directions?Or are all the roots growing down,and allthe stems growing up?  \n7.In about a week,the stems will sproutlittle green leaves.Now they are calledseedlings.Lay the jar on its side.Watchthe seedlings for a few more days.Do thestems bend up again and the roots down?  \n# What's happening?\n\nPlant roots grow down because theyhave chemicals in them 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