Its human instinct to explore experiment and observe and the curiosity of young ones is simply endless. To help children make the most of their curiosity while still making huge learning feats, raising them right will share quite a few science experiments on this blog. Make your summers special by feeding your child’s curiosity, help him learn and become more observant and aware of his environment.
"Turning White Flowers, Blue!"
Materials:
- Water
- Scissors
- Food Colouring
- Transparent glass or jar
- A flower (white coloured) or stalk with a few flowers on it
Procedure:
1. Take the white flowers and place them in a glass of blue coloured water. Use food colouring or non-toxic blue ink to turn the water blue. Leave the flowers for several hours.
1. Take the white flowers and place them in a glass of blue coloured water. Use food colouring or non-toxic blue ink to turn the water blue. Leave the flowers for several hours.
2. The flowers start turning blue after they have been placed in a glass of blue colored water for a few hours. (Some flowers were buds and have now blossomed).
3. After 24 hours, the flowers will look visibly blue. The blue colour has been transported up the stem and into the petals of the flowers. Some petals have been removed from the following flower to get a better view of the veins of the petals.
4. A closer look at a single petal of the flower shows that the blue color has traveled up the veins of the petal.
5. The blue colour can even be seen in the stem, leaves and sepals of the flowers.
CONCLUSION
A simple experiment like this can encourage your child to become a keen observer, learn the simple rules of setting up simple experiments and take more interest in his environment and how things work. For a child, there are not 7 wonders in the world, there are 7 million! So use these simple experiments for preschoolers and primary school goers to satiate their innate desire to explore experiment and observe!
A simple experiment like this can encourage your child to become a keen observer, learn the simple rules of setting up simple experiments and take more interest in his environment and how things work. For a child, there are not 7 wonders in the world, there are 7 million! So use these simple experiments for preschoolers and primary school goers to satiate their innate desire to explore experiment and observe!