🔬 Part 1: Before the Experiment

1. What do plants need to live and grow? Tick all that apply:

Water

Sunlight

Air

Chocolate

Soil nutrients

2. What part of the plant carries water from the roots to the leaves?

Petals

Stem (xylem vessels)

Seeds

Flowers

3. Prediction: What do you think will happen when we put celery in coloured water?

👁️ Part 2: Observations

4. Draw what the celery looked like at the start of the experiment:

5. After 15 minutes, what changes did you observe?

6. Draw what the celery looked like after the experiment:

7. What colour was the water? _____________ What colour appeared in the celery? _____________

8. Why did the coloured water move up through the celery?

The celery was thirsty

Water travels through xylem vessels in the stem

The leaves pulled the water up

Magic happened

9. How does this experiment help us understand real plants?

In real plants, water moves from the _______ through the _______ to reach the _______ where it helps the plant make food.

10. Why is water transport important for plants?