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POLLEN: DARWIN'S 130 YEAR PREDICTION Elementary Science - POLLENHow long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids.
6-12 Years
8.5" x 8.5" Hardcover
34 Pages
Juvenile Nonfiction, Science & Nature
Series Name: Moments in Science

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How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?On early 1862, Charles Darwin received an orchid with a 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar. How did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to answer.

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POLLEN: DARWIN'S 130 YEAR PREDICTION

Elementary Science - POLLEN

How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?

On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer.

After experiments, he made a prediction. There must be a giant moth with a 11.5" proboscis, a straw-like tongue. Darwin died without ever seeing the moth, which was catalogued by entomologists in in 1903. But still no one had actually observed the moth pollinating the orchid.

In 1992, German entomologist, Lutz Thilo Wasserthal, Ph.D. traveled to Madagascar. By then, the moths were rare. He managed to capture two moths and released them in a cage with the orchid. He captured the first photo of the moth pollinating the flower, as Darwin had predicted 130 years before.

Backmatter includes information on the moth, the orchid, Charles Darwin, Lutz Wasserthal. Also included is Wasserthal's original photo taken in 1992.

MOMENTS IN SCIENCE COLLECTION

This exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.

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"POLLEN is extraordinary! What a great story that encapsulates so many important concepts in science - pollination, structure and function of living things, and how scientific discoveries take time. It is so well written and will make a wonderful read-aloud." Emily Morgan, co-author of Picture Perfect Science

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 8.5 Inches (W) x .25 Inches (D)

Weight: .69 Pounds

Suggested Age: 6-12 Years

Number of Pages: 34

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Sub-Genre: Science & Nature

Series Title: Moments in Science

Publisher: Mims House

Theme: History of Science

Format: Hardcover

Author: Darcy Pattison

Language: English

Street Date: May 7, 2019

TCIN: 1003665484

UPC: 9781629441191

Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-6155

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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