The November Speaking and Writing class that Helen and I teach have been studying science for the last few weeks. Specifically we’ve been studying plants. Here’s a quick activity that will show students how plants take water in through their roots and up through the stem.
You need to draw a flower, stem and leaves. Have students color and cut the pieces out. Laminate them for durability. Tape the pieces to a drinking straw (the bendy kind works well). Stick the straw in a cup of juice (grape juice works well for visibility) and have the students drink through the straw. Explain that the roots are at the bottom of the straw and they take up water from the soil, just like they are drinking.
And here’s the students with the finished project.
