Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Cool Flower Experiment


We have been learning about the xylem and phloem of a flower.

We conducted this cool experiment.

First, take some plain white carnations.




Fill a glass jar with water,
add some food coloring.


Might as well do a bunch of colors




Wait a few days

 Cut the stem and identify the 
xylem
and 
phloem.

Cut the stem lengthwise,
put one half in one color, 
the other half in another color:

And in a few more days, observe: