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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9C: Plants and photosynthesis

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • oxygen probe for datalogging
  • secondary sources to explore economically important plant products
  • organisms, including Elodea, de-starched flowering plants, plants with extensive root systems and a selection of leaves, including variegated leaves
  • leaf templates
  • photographs, video clips showing time-lapse photography
  • prepared slides of roots with root hairs
  • specimens or photographs of plants growing without soil, eg hydroponic plants
  • slides and micrographs showing leaf structure
  • a range of familiar plant products, eg cotton fibre, rice, potatoes, wooden spills, corn oil
  • secondary sources to show variation of carbon dioxide concentration around leaves over a 24-hour period

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