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ExperimentPlants Under the Magnifying Glass
30–90 minIndoor
With a magnifying glass or children's microscope, kids discover the hidden world of blossoms, leaves and pollen.
Learning goal
Children learn the structure of flowers and understand how pollination works.
Materials
Step by step
- 1
Fetch various blossoms and leaves from the garden or park.
- 2
Place a leaf under the magnifying glass and examine the veins.
- 3
Carefully take a blossom apart with tweezers – petals, pistil, stamens.
- 4
Examine the pollen under the microscope.
- 5
Draw what you see as accurately as possible.
- 6
Name the parts of the flower and discuss their function.
Tags
MicroscopeBlossomPollinationScienceObservation