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Make a Leaf Skeleton

Instructions

1. Place the water into pot and mix the bicarbonate soda and baking soda

2. Only with adult help, bring the water to boil *DANGER - be careful! *

3. Add your leaf to mix and reduce the heat. Simmer for at least an hour, stirring occasionally

4. Only with adult help, remove the leaves and place them into a strong solution of bleach.

5. Leave overnight. The green plant tissue between the 'veins' will have floated away.

6. Dry the leaves on a paper towel

You will need:

- 1 leaf, try both Australian native plants and exotic plants

- 500mL water

- 1 pot

- 2 Tsp Bicarbonate Soda

- Household Bleach -

- Paper towels

*Boiling water can be dangerous, always seek adult help*

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