Ever conducted a botany experiment and dissected a piece of celery? Time Out shows you how!
You will need:
• 1 celery bunch
• Food colouring
• Water
• Cup
• Child friendly plastic knife
Objective:
See how the plant absorbs water and distributes it from root to leaf.
Let’s do it!
1 Discover the parts of a piece of celery. Find the root (bottom), stem (body) and leaves (top).
2 Cut one stalk of celery into about three pieces. Leave the rest of the stalks in a bunch.
3 Mix a half-teaspoon of food colouring with 35ml water.
NOTE: We used red food colouring, the stronger the colour the more vibrant the outcome!
4 Place both the cut celery and the celery bunch (leaves up) in the cup of red water.
5 Wait it out! The celery will sleep in the red water overnight.
6 Look at your results! What happened to the bunch of celery? Did the leaves change colour?
7 Check out the small pieces of celery! Peel the celery ‘strings’ off. What colour are they? How did they get that way?
