The only way to figure out which materials are the best at picking up and dropping off pollen is to...test them! Using various materials, first graders used baking soda to represent pollen and performed a fair test with each material--land gentle like a bee and tap the material three times on the flower.
They ranked how well a material could pick up and drop off pollen. They looked for evidence on the black part of a paper flower. Some materials picked up pollen and others did not. Those that did pick up pollen did
With this evidence, students will design their own hand pollinators for a unique flower, a technology that is very useful in agricultural engineering.
They ranked how well a material could pick up and drop off pollen. They looked for evidence on the black part of a paper flower. Some materials picked up pollen and others did not. Those that did pick up pollen did
With this evidence, students will design their own hand pollinators for a unique flower, a technology that is very useful in agricultural engineering.