Educational InsightsSprout & Grow Window - See-Through Sprouts Growing Kit, Kids Gardening Set, Starter Science Kits for Kids, Root Viewer, Interactive Homeschool or Classroom Planter, Ages 5+

My four year old and I worked on this project together after she received it for her birthday. I created a "science notebook" to write down our observations, including whether we observed roots, leaves, flowers, how much sunlight the plants receives, and whether we watered it. She also wanted to count the number of leaves and the height of each of the plants on "observation days," usually every other day for several weeks. It took about 15 minutes every other day, although sometimes she requested to write down observations more frequently if something very interesting happened like a new plant sprouted or grew several inches.We initially wet eight seeds, four pea and four bean in damp paper towels. All germinated and we transferred two of each into the window for a total of four plants. All four sent down long roots, but only three of the plants sprouted (one of the pea plants never had any stem or leaf growth). The two bean plants are currently over 20 inches tall each, and the one pea plant is about five inches tall,The window itself is made of plastic that is not terribly sturdy. It is sufficient for exploration of plant growth and has withstood the handling of my four year old though. She loves to water her plants, and her excitement to show me how they have changed is priceless!Highly recommend!

The product comes with 1 packet of bean seeds, and 1 packet of pea seeds. It recommends using 4 seeds total at one time in the grow window. There are probably like 40+ seeds provided, so theres plenty. The directions are simple and says to germinate the seeds for 2-3 days in a cup with moist paper towels before planting in the soil. This was a success as all of the seeds germinated and are growing pretty fast - about a half inch per day so far!The instructions say to use 40 out of the 50 included soil pellets. Only having 10 left, it only comes with enough for one use, but im sure you can just use your own soil if you choose to do it a second time.I remember having this experiment in school and I found it very interesting. You can see the roots grow below the soil and learn how seeds work. This would be very good in a classroom setting. It includes a little chart to track the progress of the plants, and also includes information and diagrams on seeds. It is a very economical way to teach plant growing. I think it would also be great as a homeschooling project, or even just a fun experiment. Checking the plants every day to see their progress is fun and also teaches how to keep notes and track progress.I added just a little bit more water to the 40 soil pellets then they said because it seemed slightly dry. The soil absorbs it and expands immediately. I planted the germinated seeds today and I expect them to do well. Next time I may plant some carrots.I highly recommend this product if you wish to teach kids about planting, seeds, and roots, and also to provide a fun experiment. If you wish, you can also plant whatever seeds you wish. The size is perfect for a windowsill.

This is a great product. It is light weight, and easy to use. It was perfect for my class to watch a seed sprout.

This is a neat little project for kids, mine (6 and 8) enjoyed planting the seeds which are now growing. It is cool to see the root system developing, and the pamphlet inside gave a nice description of a seed. We split open one of the seeds so they could see it looked just like the pamphlet described it. I learned a little bit, too. My only complaint is that the viewing window is made of extremely flimsy plastic, which could easily be destroyed by eager little gardeners. I hoped for something a little sturdier, but for the price I guess that's what you can expect. But, all in all, it is a good learning experience for my kids and they are enjoying it.

Bought this for our kindergarten class who was very into nature and growing things. We put it into our class window. They loved it.

This was so cool - we followed the directions to pregerminate the seeds, they all sprouted, grew extremely well in the viewer, no leakages, incredibly awesome to see the root growth patterns - but we hit a cold snap with freezing temperatures outside and couldn't transplant to the ground right away. The roots grew into each other around the column separation circles, locking the plants in. The case doesn't open at all - it's basically a clear, sturdy sleeve you are planting inside - so it made it very, very difficult for us to get the plants back out. If we had been able to do it in a more timely manner, hopefully we would have had better luck removing the plants. I ended up having to cut the case open on each column to get them out to transplant to the garden - making it a single use product.

This worked so well, and was so much fun! Could easily be used over and over again. It was so neat to see the roots grow all over. We have kids from 2 to fifteen, and we all thought it was interesting! My husband and I loved to observe it as well. We used ours as an informal observation tool. But it would be a great formal educational tool as well. Kids could keep a journal and write about, and draw pictures of the continual changes. At our house, we just watched it with continual fascination.

we ended up buying 2 to give one to our daughters teacher. Its simple yet effective. We put the soil in the clear container and added seeds and water. We watched it every day and it sprouted pretty quickly. We watched the seeds grow and talked a lot about the process. My daughter (4) loved it because she could SEE it happening, roots and all. Smart gift idea for 3-5 year olds.