POTATO LAB!!!POTATO LAB!!!

Cut Potato along the Longer Axis of the Potato as Shown

Cut Potato along the Longer Axis of the Potato as Shown

Fold Paper Towel in Half1st Fold

Fold Paper Towel in Half1st Fold

Fold again2nd Fold

Fold again2nd Fold

Fold Again3rd Fold

Fold Again3rd Fold

Dip paper towel in water and squeeze out extra water over the

bowl.

Dip paper towel in water and squeeze out extra water over the

bowl.

Squeeze out extra water over the bowl

Squeeze out extra water over the bowl

Open the paper towel to this sizeOpen the paper towel to this size

Label the bag with Team name, period, and Potato ID

Label the bag with Team name, period, and Potato ID

Put paper towel into bagPut paper towel into bag

Put potato half into bag with cut side on wet paper towel

Put potato half into bag with cut side on wet paper towel

Seal the bag (zip-lock)Seal the bag (zip-lock)

Potato in a labeled bagPotato in a labeled bag

Supplies and potatoes in bagsSupplies and potatoes in bags

Potato B in Dark Shoe BoxPotato B in Dark Shoe Box

Put cover on shoe box.Don’t move the potato!

Potato cut edge must stay on wet paper towel so don’t move it.

Put cover on shoe box.Don’t move the potato!

Potato cut edge must stay on wet paper towel so don’t move it.

Potato B in “Dark” and Potato A in Light

Potato B in “Dark” and Potato A in Light

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Must have clean hands or potato will rot!! Is anything wrong with using a shoe box? Any other observations to improve the

experiment?

Must have clean hands or potato will rot!! Is anything wrong with using a shoe box? Any other observations to improve the

experiment?