Seventy percent of the world's oxygen is produced through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, microscopic plants found in the ocean. Viewers learn about the complex process of photosynthesis with a video that covers both the light dependent and light independent processes, including the reactants and products of each step, as well as the locations of each process.

Concepts

photosynthesis, the calvin cycle, chlorophyll, electron transport chains

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video while teaching or after teaching photosynthesis to reinforce this complex process
• Teach light reactions and then show only the light dependent process of the video; then teach the Calvin Cycle and show the light independent part of the video

Classroom Considerations

• The eighth in a series of 40 videos

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator's humor will engage high school learners
• You can turn on closed captioning, which may help some pupils with the vocabulary

Cons

• Photosynthesis is complex; the speed and amount of vocabulary within the video may overwhelm some individuals

Common Core

RST.9-10.4