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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9C: Plants and photosynthesis

QCA

Where the unit fits in

This unit builds on unit 7D 'Variation and classification' and unit 7C 'Environment and feeding relationships'.

It relates to unit 7I 'Energy resources', unit 8A 'Food and digestion', unit 8B 'Respiration', unit 8D 'Ecological relationships', unit 8F 'Compounds and mixtures', unit 9G 'Environmental chemistry' and unit 9H 'Using chemistry'.

It provides the foundation for unit 9D 'Plants for food' and for work in key stage 4 on limiting factors in photosynthesis, energy transfer through an ecosystem and the mineral requirements of plants.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. a. How do plants grow?
2. b. How do plants grow?
3. a. What is the role of the leaf in photosynthesis?
4. b. What is the role of the leaf in photosynthesis?
5. c. What is the role of the leaf in photosynthesis?
6. Checking progress
7. What happens to the glucose produced in leaves?
8. What is the role of the root in photosynthesis?
9. Why are green plants important in the environment?
10. Reviewing work