Grow Turnip, Grow!

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Age Groups: Babies, Big Kids, Little Kids, Toddlers

Skills: Curiosity, Global Citizenship, Persistence

Let’s pretend to be farmers and re-grow a root vegetable like a turnip, beet, or carrot.
The part of those plants that we eat is the plant’s root. We can use the root to grow new leaves.
Let’s eat a root vegetable and then save the top 1 inch, where the leaves grow.
Let’s place the top of our root vegetable in a shallow cup of water and place it in a sunny spot.
Let’s check every day to make sure that there is just enough water in the cup for the root to drink, but keep the leaves dry.
Sun, water, and nutrients help plants grow! Let’s watch and see if our plant grows. When it is big enough, we can cook and eat the green leaves!

Root - the part of a plant that grows down into the ground

Leaves - the part of a plant that grows up towards the light

Grow - to get bigger