Leaf Experiment with 4A

After studying the process of photosynthesis in natural science we did an experiment to find out what makes leaves green. 

Materials:

Green Leaves - 2 or 3

Small Test Tube 

Test Tube Holder 

Filter paper (cut into strips) 

Pipettes 

Ethanol 

Method: 

1. First, you'll need to collect several green leaves from different trees: In this case we used spinach because it is a darker green. 

2. Tear each leaf into several small pieces and place them in the small glass tube. 

3. Use a different smaller tube to crush the leaves until they are as small as possible. 

4. Then add Ethanol using the pipettes (a few drops should be enough).

5. Place a strip of the filter paper inside the tube and watch as the different pigments separate. You'll see different shades of green and yellow because of xanthophyll and chlorophyl. 

The results!