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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what you know about photosynthesis by taking this post test.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what you know about photosynthesis by taking this pre test.
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Clermont College: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information on photosynthesis accompanied by graphics covers leaf and chloroplast anatomy, explanation of reaction phases, and alternative pathways. Terms linked to glossary.
Interactive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanography Institute: Photosynthesis vs. Chemosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare and contrast the energy generating processes of chemosynthesis and photosynthesis with this interactive resource.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Photosynthetic Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Site describes process of photosynthesis, including role of pigment molecules, electron transport, ATP synthesis, and carbohydrate synthesis. Includes links to illustrative graphics.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Do Plants Eat?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Through a teacher-led discussion, students realize that the food energy plants obtain comes from sunlight via the plant process of photosynthesis. They learn what photosynthesis is, at an age-appropriate level of detail and vocabulary,...
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Texas A&M University

Peer Curricula: Story Time: Melvin Calvin

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Melvin Calvin, the chemist who figured out how photosynthesis works. The emphasis of this biography is on his early life, the development of his interest in science, and his education.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A 95-page learning module that integrates biology, chemistry, and engineering. It includes in-class labs, virtual labs, and engineering design activities. Working with algae, students learn about and investigate how photosynthesis,...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Stomata

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the structure, function, and efficiency of stomata, the apertures on plants' leaves that regulate gas and water vapor exchange during photosynthesis. (Published: August 3, 2010)
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Green: Chlorophyll

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this video/lesson series you will learn the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis, and the role of pigments in making plants green (or making them appear green). Also in this collection: news stories from the archives of NBC News and...
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PBS

Newton's Apple: Photosynthesis: How Do Plants Make Food?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This Newton's Apple activity shows students what sunlight does for plants. David explores what happens to plants when the sun is shining and when it is not. He also looks at how plants survive in the desert.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the similarities and differences between photosynthesis in land plants versus aquatic plants, and explains how photosynthesis works in aquatic plants.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Step by Step Guide to the Process of Photosynthesis

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the different steps involved in photosynthesis, the formula for the chemical reaction taking place, and why photosynthesis is so important to all forms of life on Earth.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Equation for Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to represent the chemical reaction that takes place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis in the form of an equation.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Importance of Photosynthesis

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains what the products of photosynthesis are, how we depend on this process for the oxygen we breathe, how it maintains the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen in the environment, and how it supports all other living organisms...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Photosynthesis Explained With a Diagram

For Students 3rd - 5th
Gives a basic explanation of photosynthesis.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Balanced Photosynthesis Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to balance the equation for the chemical reaction that takes place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Photosynthesis: Life From Light

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level online biology course focusing on the process of photosynthesis. Course highlights the physical, chemical, and biological reactions that happen during photosynthesis. Course features include lecture summaries, assignments,...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Overview of Photosynthesis: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the process of photosynthesis, and describe why it is important. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Overview of Photosynthesis."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explore the nitrogren cycle and photosynthsis of plants. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explore the nitrogren cycle and photosynthsis of plants. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis."
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Calvin Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the Calvin cycle, the second stage of photosynthesis.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bubbling Plants

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students learn a simple technique for quantifying the amount of photosynthesis that occurs in a given period of time, using a common water plant (Elodea). They can use this technique to compare the amounts of photosynthesis that occur...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Planting Thoughts

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students gain an understanding of the parts of a plant, plant types and how they produce their own food from sunlight through photosynthesis. They also learn about transpiration, the process by which plants release moisture to the...

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