EMOTIONAL PLANTS (Amazing Science Games and Experiments)

Materials Required:

  1. 2 identical flowerpots or planters
  2. House plant soil
  3. 20 bean seeds
  4. Water and bright window

Procedure:

  1. Fill the 2 planters with house plant soil and place 10 bean seeds in each. Cover the seeds with some more soil and then water thoroughly. Label the planters ‘A’ and ‘B’ and place both near a bright window. When the soil feels dry, water your seeds, but make sure each planter receives the same amount of water.
  2. Care for both sets of plants in the same way except for one thing: act nice to one set of plants and mean to the other. Every morning and afternoon, greet the seeds in planter ‘A’ with a big smile and a “Hello” tell them how much you love them and how you know they will grow so well. Then make an ugly face and grumble at planter ‘B’. Tell the seeds they are nothing but dirty old beans.
  3. Continue this behaviour even after the seeds have sprouted and started growing. After several weeks, see if you notice any differences between the two planters. Is planter ‘A’ better?

This is what happens:

If you follow the steps in this experiment carefully, you might see that planter ‘A’ sprouts sooner than planter ‘B’, and grows taller and greener. The scientists who study
plants are called botanists, and some botanists believe that plants have feelings similar to those of humans. One scientist hooked up a lie detector to a plant and the machine responded when the man just thought about hurting the plant! When you have finished this experiment, say you are sorry to planter ‘B’ and it had really nice beans too.

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