Potato sprouting experiment

Step 1:

Ask a grown-up to help you pick a potato from the kitchen. It should have "eyes" – those are little bumps on the surface

Step 2:

Cut the potato in half with the help of your grown-up

Step 3:

Find the side with more eyes and stick toothpicks around it to help it sit on the edge of the jar without falling in

Step 4:

Place the potato half into the jar, with the cut side down

Step 5:

Fill the jar with water, but only enough so the bottom of the potato is dipped into the water

Step 6:

Put your jar in a sunny spot, like on a windowsill

Step 7:

Check it every day – your sprouts should appear in about two weeks!

Step 8

Be sure to keep the water topped up, and change it if it gets cloudy

Once you’ve sprouted your potatoes, you could even have a go at planting them and watch other potatoes grow!

Step 1:

Find a big pot or a sunny spot in the garden with loose, well-draining soil

Step 2:

Gently plant it in the soil, making sure the sprouts are above the soil

Step 3:

Add more soil around the sprouted potato, but don't bury the sprouts completely – leave them poking out a bit

Step 4:

Give your potato a good drink of water, but don't make it too soggy

Step 5:

Watch your potato plant grow! Water it when the soil feels a bit dry