How Do You Do A Celery Science Experiment?
Science is never easy but it can certainly be fun. The “Celery Science” experiment is a classic demonstration in the primary classroom. It clearly demonstrates how water moves though plants and teaches the students what a “control” is in any experiment. Get into character. Before I teach any science experiment I leave the room and re-enter as “Dr. Science.” I put on a lab coat and some glasses to get into character. The kids think it’s hilarious. Lab coats are not diffucult to acquire. Walk into a hospital or doctor’s office and they will probably give you one if tell them you are a teacher. Show credentials if necessary. Or, try a medical uniform store. Explain to the students that just as people have veins to make our blood flow though our bodies, plants have veins that water flows through. The plants “sucks up the water” from the dirt and the water flows through the plant. Ask the students, “How can we tell the water is going through the plant?” They will probably not come up a viab
