Grow a Bean in a Jar

Watch a slice of nature from your kitchen

This is a super simple, but endlessly entertaining experiment.

Materials

• A broad bean

• Jar

• Paper towel or a napkin

• Water

Directions

• Swirl a small amount of water around the jar

• Fold your napkin or paper towel and place in the jar

• Place the bean seed in the jar resting on the napkin

• Spray some water on the bean every few days

• The bean should start to grow roots after a few days, this is called germination