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What If There's No Light? Lesson PlanWhat If There's No Light? Lesson Plan
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What If There's No Light?

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students discuss the importance of light and the consequences of living without it. Using a plant as a demonstration, students predict and observe what happens to a plant when it does not receive enough light. In groups, they experiment to discover the impact of a floating plant on dissolved oxygen. After collecting and organizing information, students report their conclusions to the class.

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dissolved oxygen, ecosystems

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dissolved oxygen, ecosystem, plants, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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