Students will measure and observe the changes in the mass and size of the carrot. Carrot Experiment Fill two beakers with equal amounts of water. Cut a carrot in half. Tightly tie a piece of string two cm below the cut end of both pieces. Allow carrots to remain undisturbed for 24 hours.
Students form a hypothesis.
Remove carrots and observe them and the tightness of the strings. Print this page in Adobe Acrobat format. Visit the Utah State 7th Grade Integrated Science Core Curriculum Page .