Astra Zeneca Resource

Living things and the processes of life The processes of life

Pupil Activity
Materials: mineral salt solution sugar solution plastic droppers plastic dimple slide plastic coverslips ripe stamen from flower microscope
Method: Using the plastic dropper, suck up a few drops of sugar solution. Put two drops in the well of the plastic dimple slide. Taking a new dropper, suck up a few drops of salt solution and add this to the well with the sugar drops. Mix these drops together with the dropper. Suck up a little of this and drop a spot onto the coverslip. Taking the anther from the flower, rub the pollen into the drop. Turn the coverslip over and put it on top of the plastic dimple slide. Examine the slide under low power of a microscope.