Students will examine plant parts macroscopically and microscopically and relate structure to function.
Station One-
Celery set in colored water several hours before hand for microscopic examination
Station Two-
Tree cookies can be purchased or made in a shop class from whole tree trunks with cross sections sawed cleanly. The diagram below can accompany the cookies.
Station Three-
Split celery in two vertically and place one half in salty water and one half in water with food coloring several hours before the lab.
Station three-
look at the red, backside of a leaf. The stomata are clearly visible and are green.
Station four-
Cut a small piece of the leaf and place it on a slide with cover slip.
Station five-
prepared slide
Station six-
Have examples of parallel vein and branching veins available.
Station Seven-
Prepared Slilde
Station Eight-
Flower dissection or observation of an already dissected flower (depending on flower availability)
Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.