Yesterday during our science class, we did an experiment to see if we could actually observe the functions of the plant stem using red and blue food coloring in water. We left our plant experiments overnight and this morning we were happy and every excited to find that they had worked! Grade 4 was able to observe that the plant stem was indeed responsible for carrying water and nutrients to other parts of the plant. In order to help your child review and remember what we discussed in science this week, here are some key questions that you can ask him/her:1. What does the word Vascular mean? (Answer: having tubes)2. What are the functions of a plant stem? (Answer: They connect the roots and the leaves. They carry water and food to the other parts of the plant.)3. How did the experiement help to prove what the functions of the plant stem are?
Tessa Suckoo & Jared Bremner