5E lesson Plan, What is Photosynthesis? (Editable)

Everything you need to teach plant nutrition - photosynthesis covered in 1 lesson. Follows 5E lesson plan with activities, do now and out-door activity which will make exploration fun an exciting for restless students.

Plant nutrition

 > Investigate the necessity for chlorophyll, light and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, using appropriate controls 

> Explain that chlorophyll transfers light energy into chemical energy in molecules, for the synthesis of carbohydrates 

> Identify chloroplasts, cuticle, guard cells and stomata, upper and lower epidermis, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, vascular bundles, xylem and phloem in leaves of a dicotyledonous plant

> Describe the significance of the features of a leaf in terms of functions, to include: 

• palisade mesophyll and distribution of chloroplasts 
• photosynthesis 
• stomata, spongy mesophyll cells and guard cells 
• gas exchange
• xylem for transport and support 
• phloem for transport

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> Lesson plan (4 pages)