You will need:
- One leaf, try both Australian native plants and exotic plants.
Make sure an adult identifies the plants as safe & free from toxins - 500mL water
- One saucepan
- Two Tsp Bicarbonate Soda
- Household Bleach
- Paper towels
- Adult help
Place the water into pot and mix the bicarbonate soda and baking soda.
Only with adult help, bring the water to boil *DANGER – be careful!
Add your leaf to mix and reduce the heat. Simmer for at least an hour, stirring occasionally.
Only with adult help, remove the leaves and place them into a strong solution of bleach.
Leave overnight. The green plant tissue between the ‘veins’ will have floated away.
Dry the leaves on a paper towel.
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- Learn about the parts of a flower
- Discover how vascular tissue transports water & sugars around the plant
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Why Does This Happen
Vascular bundles in plants transport water and nutrients around the plant.
- Xylem transports water and minerals up from the roots and
- Phloem transports sugars from the leaves to throughout the plant.
You’ll often find leaves on the ground showing natural degradation down to their vascular bundles due to microbial action. These vascular bundles are the vein shapes you see in the leaves of a plant.
Variables to test
- Try different types of leaves
- Try monocot vs. dicot leaves (more on the differences here)
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