Lab - Leaf Cuttings Sundews

Purpose: Investigate the plant propagation technique of leaf cuttings and produce sundew plants.Materials Provided:    1 Bare-root Sundew    1 Cup with lid    1 Student directions and data sheet (automatic email delivery)Materials Needed:    1 Pint distilled water or rain water    Optional: Scissors    Optional: Magnifying glass    Optional: 3" pots and CP soilGrade Level: 4-5 elementary, middle school, high school, undergraduate. Sundews are marvelous glistening carnivorous plants with sticky tentacles that move slowly, but effectively capture prey. Their sticky traps are very effective in luring, capturing and digesting prey. In this laboratory experience students learn and practice the propagation method of leaf cuttings. They tease leaves from a growing sundew, place them in water, record observations, and harvest dozens of sundew plantlets. They can also identify and investigate the variables that affect this process. A productive experiment will end with dozens of mature healthy