What explains the result?
Colored water traces movement in xylem; leaf transpiration and narrow vessels help pull water upward.
LIFE SCIENCE · GRADES 4–8
Trace water through celery
INVESTIGATION QUESTIONHow does water temperature change the time colored water takes to reach the leaves?
● ILLUSTRATIVE SCIENCE MODEL
ENGLISH CAPTIONS
Prepare matched temperature conditions. Use one stalk per labeled temperature and start all three together.
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Where does this matter?
Xylem transport explains water movement in plants and informs irrigation studies.
What should you keep in mind?
Illustrative times are not predictions; stalk size, freshness, leaf area, light, dye, and water temperature affect travel. A cut stalk has no roots.
DEDICATED CELERY TRANSPORT INVESTIGATION · GRADES 2–7
Trace the
waterway
Compare how cold, room-temperature and comfortably warm water affect the real time colored water takes to reach celery leaves.
ONE TEMPERATURE PER MATCHED STALK
Choose the bath to investigate
To compare fairly, prepare a fresh similar stalk for each bath. Keep cup volume, dye drops, light and stalk size consistent. The animation only illustrates a possible pattern.
CELERY SPECIMEN · ROOM TEMPERATUREFRESH CUT
COLORED WATER
DYE RIDES UP NARROW VESSELS
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Fresh cut
2 hours
4 hours
Next day · 24 hours
Enter a stopwatch observation from the physical experiment. Do not copy the compressed animation time.
SPECIMEN JOURNAL
Compare your real observations
Water bathAverage arrivalTrials
ColdNo observation yet—
Room temperatureNo observation yet—
Comfortably warmNo observation yet—
TIME-LAPSE CHECKPOINTSAdvance the model to see the observation sequence; its elapsed labels are illustrative.
SCIENCE CONNECTION: Xylem vessels move water and dissolved minerals from roots toward leaves. Leaf evaporation helps pull water through a plant. A cut celery stalk is a simplified tracer model, not a rooted plant.