Root Observation by JohnDavid, age 11

In this experiment, the kids put a paper towel in a baggie, and put water up to the bottom line. We put several staples along the second line and the corn seeds on the staples so they would not actually be in the water. The paper towel wicked the water up to the seeds. We taped the baggie in the kitchen window where there's lots of sun. This picture is actually after 2 weeks. But after several days, when the roots grew to about 4 cm, we were to observe them with a microscope. We did the best we could with a sort-of microscope thingy. Then the kids were to report on what they saw. Well, we could see the root hairs only a little. With a microscope, they would have seen that the root hairs are hollow. They drew and wrote about what they had learned about roots. Here's JohnDavid's page.Ha, ha! Some red shows thru from the other side of the page. :o)They had to learn all the parts of the root and what they did.
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