Did you know you could grow flower bulbs using just water? It's called hydroponic gardening and I accidentally stumbled upon it while I was at walmart. They had clear vases with tulips in them and you could see the bulbs and the roots. I bought one to have in our classroom so the children could see how the flower bulbs grow.
I plan on making our own hydroponic flowers as I believe this will be a wonderful science activity for the children to work on and observe over time. I have been doing research online and have found these helpful links:
hydroponics - how to force tulip bulbs
how to force tulip bulbs in water
how to grow tulips in glass jars
hydroponics - how to force tulip bulbs
how to force tulip bulbs in water
how to grow tulips in glass jars
The hydroponic tulips that I purchased from walmart are just leaves at this point but they should have flower buds soon and then of course those will open into beautiful purple flowers (my favorite color).
Let me know what you think about this for a science center and if you have tried this activity and how it went.
Let me know what you think about this for a science center and if you have tried this activity and how it went.