In Science class, on Friday, we studied vascular plants and how they "worked". We were able to see first hand just how that happened. We had a celery stalk, a lettuce leaf, and a maple leaf. We put them in colored water and waited to see what happened. It didn't take long to see the colored water going through the stalk and leaves.
We also soaked a maple leaf in rubbing alcohol and by today (Monday) the liquid had a green tint to it. We know that the green color is the chlorophyl from the leaf.
Sara holding the celery stalk. The bottom was already blue and it was going up the stalk!
Claire holding the celery stalk that was limp until we soaked it in water and became firm again.
Pierce with the maple leaf soaking in the colored water. When we looked at it closely, the veins in the leaf were orange!
Anthony with the lettuce leaf. Notice the red colored water going up the leaf!
Rebecca holding the maple leaf soaking in the rubbin alcohol. The experiement took longer than anticipated and we could not see the green from the chlorophyl until Monday morning!
Stay tuned for more pictures and adventures in our classroom!
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