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Can flowers survive in liquids other than water?

Be careful in your choice of liquids, especially if you have to leave them where younger children might touch them.

PLAN

Obtain some flowers.

Place some in a container of water.

Place others in containers of different liquids.

Label the containers.

Observe regularly until all flowers have died.

I WILL NEED

Flowers.

Containers.

Liquids (e.g.: salt water, cola, milk, soapy water).

Pencil and paper.

I MAY NEED

Camera.

FAIR TEST

How will you ensure that this is a "fair test"?

PREDICTION

Which of the flowers do you think will die first?

Which will last the longest?

PRACTICAL ACTIVITY

Observation plays a very important part in this investigation.

You may wish to draw the flowers at some stage, or take photographs.

You could take note of what happens to the different parts of the flowers.

COLLECT

DATA

Was there any change in colour of the leaves or the flowers?

When did the first petals drop off?

When did the leaves droop?

Record clearly and neatly - with diagrams if it helps.

ANALYSE

DATA

Which flower's leaves lasted longest?

Which of the flowers lasted longest?

PRESENT

FINDINGS

Perhaps your results would best be presented in visual form.

Could you draw pictures or diagrams?

Could you take some photographs?

EVALUATE

INVESTIGATION

Would the same results apply to different flowers?

If you were going to do this investigation again, how would you change it?

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Interactive flower

Flower parts