celery                    Celery Experiment

In this experiment, the children will see how water travels through the stem.  It requires that they do the following:

1. Mix red food coloring in a cup of water.

2. Put a celery stem in the water.

3.  Wait 20 minutes.

4. Write what they notice about the celery stick.

5. Cut off a piece of the stem and write about what they see.

6.  Explain the job of a stem based on their noticings.

Return to Lesson Plans.