What do you notice?

Obj. 22a, 11d, 11e

Instructions:

  1. Gather your materials: clear glass jars, fresh celery stalks with leaves, water and food coloring.

  2. Put about 8 ounces of water into a glass jar or vase.

  3. Drop 3-4 drops of food coloring into the jar.

  4. Place stalks into the water and using stalk stir very gently until food coloring is dispersed evenly.

  5. Leave them in for 3 days, carefully observing the changes.


InterACTions:

Day 1:

  • What do you think is going to happen?

  • Great prediction, do you want to draw it?

  • Awesome, tell me more about your drawing.

Day 2:

  • What do you notice?

  • Yes, I also notice that …

  • How do you think the celery absorbs the color?

  • Let's check your predictions. Were you right?

Day 3.

  • What do you notice in the leaves?

  • Great thinking!