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- 2nd
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Students study photosynthesis and explore how chlorophyll is important to leaves and why leaves change colors in the fall. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students investigate why green leaves change colors in the fall. They press leaves and write a poem, create a chlorophyll leaf print, take a nature walk, and create a leaf shape poster. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students investigate how trees produce their own food. They examine chlorophyll cells with a microscope, analyze a cross section of a log, determine how old the tree was, simulate the distance of the roots, and create a play. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the concepts of light and chlorophyll. They participate in an experiment in which the chlorophyll shows as a red ring on the test tube. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students measure and graph the absorbance of light by chlorophyll at a specific wavelength versus chlorophyll concentration. They are given an unknown and determine its concentration from their calibration curve. Students become familiar with the concept of spectroscopy or the study of the interaction of matter with electromagnetic radiation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students become familiar with the concept of spectroscopy or the study of the interaction of matter with electromagnetic radiation. They prepare solutions and measure absorbance at different wavelengths. Pupils comprehend that mater and energy interact. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students observe the interactions of chlorophyll and light. They develop and form their own testable hypotheses. Students predict the color of chlorophyll in various types of plants. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine chlorophylls. They explore the absorbing pigments in a variety of plants. Through activities, students determine spectrophotometrically. They compare plant proteins from the family Brassicace to assess the level of similarity within the cultivated plants. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the components of chlorophyll. They use paper chromatography to separate the many pigments of chlorophyll from one another. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and define chlorophyll as the pigment in plants that captures sunlight energy and is used to drive photosynthesis. Then, they conduct an experiment where they use paper chromatography to separate the many pigments from one another. Finally, students Compare chlorophyll extracted from the uncovered half of the leaf with chlorophyll extracted from the covered half. Full Review »

