Thames & Kosmos - Botany: Experimental Greenhouse

Budding botanists will love getting their hands dirty in this unique biological science experiment kit, the Thames and Kosmos Botany: Experimental Greenhouse.

• Learn about plants and seeds by conducting experiments in a specially designed botanical laboratory with greenhouse domes.
• Assemble the domed greenhouses, complete with thermometers and ventilation.
• Construct an automatic watering system to keep your plants from getting too thirsty.
• Grow beans, cress, and Zinnia flowers, and learn how each plant has different needs.
• Experiment with plant cells and capillary action.
• Learn how roots work to transport water and nutrients throughout a plant.
• Conduct experiments that demonstrate how Plants need water, light, and heat to grow.
• Discover the strength of a bean and how leaves sweat.
• See why grass grows back after it is cut and how cuttings can grow roots.
• Germinate fruit and vegetable plants from the seeds in your kitchen.
• Grow a flower garden.
• Make tiny plaster bugs to decorate your garden.
• Collect seeds with your socks, and grow a funny grass head.
• Make leaf and bark rubbings. Learn how you can force budded branches to bloom in winter.

With a 48-page, full-color illustrated guidebook, the Thames and Kosmos Botany: Experimental Greenhouse teaches botany fundamentals with step-by-step instructions for the hands-on experiments as well as growing information for many common plants. Recommended for children 5+