Photosynthesis lab

In this lab, students will apply their knowledge and curiosity to explore how important sunlight and carbon dioxide is to photosynthesis. Because I do not have high school biology experiences, I...

Use phenol red to observe plant photosynthesis. As plants consume carbon, the indicator will change from yellow to red. Materials are easy!

Would you like to incorporate more plant experiments for your Biology lesson plans? We’ve got some great plant lab ideas that will fit into you course standards, including the Next Generation High School Life Science Standards. Included activities: Plant anatomy labs, plant cell lab, photosynthesis lab, leaf chromatography lab, forestry & biodiversity activities, plant cladogram activity. We hope these resources help you, many are free and virtual.

This is a great unit with my seventh graders. It's easy to start because the kids usually remember something about photosynthesis from elementary school. If not, they already know that plants need sunlight and water. This is not a very long unit. Maybe 2-3 weeks. The goals for this unit are: The students will be able to write the word equations for photosynthesis and respiration Photosynthesis is "sunlight + water + carbon dioxide --> glucose + oxygen." Respiration is "glucose + oxygen…

Try this simple photosynthesis experiment for kids to show your students the process of a leaf and plant producing oxygen.

Demonstrate the chemical reaction of photosynthesis with this hands on lab!

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Want to teach photosynthesis to fourth and fifth graders? Just explain that the Sun's energy converts water and carbon dioxide to glucose.