Celery Experiment

 

Exploration: In your groups, make a prediction of what will happen to the celery stalk when placed in colored water.

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After 30 minutes, peel a layer of the celery stalk, measure with a ruler in inches how tall the dye is on the celery stalk. Then, draw a picture of the celery stalk coloring with a blue crayon where the dye is on the celery stalk.

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What is the function of the stem?

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