Curated OER
Photosynthesis
Fourth graders discuss and identify the components of photosynthesis and the products of this process. They participate in a class discussion about the importance of oxygen, and in small groups act out the process of photosynthesis. ...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue? [Pdf]
A 95-page learning module that integrates biology, chemistry, and engineering. It includes in-class labs, virtual labs, and engineering design activities. Working with algae, students learn about and investigate how photosynthesis,...
Arizona State University
Asu: Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications
This extremely detailed article begins with a basic introduction of photosynthetic processes and expands to more complex applications and related scientific ideas.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Photosynthesis
Read about photosynthesis, what light and dark reactions are, the structure of a leaf, the conditions needed for photosynthesis to occur, where and how photosynthesis takes place, and how root structure impacts on photosynthesis.
Estrella Mountain Community College
On Line Biology Book: Photosynthesis
A comprehensive delve into the many facets of photosynthesis. Text is supplemented with effective pictures and graphs. Review questions can be found at the end of the site.
Ohio State University
General Plant Biology: Photosynthesis
Use this resource for an advanced discussion written in a clear an easy to follow style. There are diagrams and animations for all the major pathways.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Illuminating Photosynthesis
To understand the process of photosynthesis, follow the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms as they travel between the air, the plant, and the soil.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Plant Cycles: Photosynthesis & Transpiration
What do plants need? Students examine the effects of light and air on green plants, learning the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. Student teams plant seeds, placing some in sunlight and others in darkness. They make...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Do Plants Eat?
Through a teacher-led discussion, students realize that the food energy plants obtain comes from sunlight via the plant process of photosynthesis. They learn what photosynthesis is, at an age-appropriate level of detail and vocabulary,...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light
Delve into myths your students might hold about photosynthesis in this video. Help your students gain a better understanding of photosynthesis reactions and how plants use light energy for nutrition and growth.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Photosynthesis
This video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" looks at photosynthesis, the chemical process plants use to make their own food.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Plants
Investigate how plants eat with these interactive science simulation.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Higher Education: Johnson Explorations: Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is illustrated in this interactive. Begin by looking at a chloroplast and follow the path of electrons throughout. Discover what can affect the rate of photosynthesis by adjusting the light intensity and light wavelength.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Students use the gas sensors to measure the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide consumed or produced by a plant during respiration and photosynthesis. They also determine the rate of respiration and photosynthesis in a plant.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Tropical Forests Cleaning the Air?
Rainforests at the Crossroads: Measure the CO2 level in a bottle that contains spinach leaves when it is exposed to light. Then collect CO2 data and observe the effects of photosynthesis as you add leaves in the bottle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Photosynthesis
Students can use a Colorimeter to compare the rates of photosynthesis for plants in different light conditions. They investigate the role of chloroplasts and light on photosynthesis.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Designing an Experiment to Test the Rate of Photosynthesis
Using spinach leaf disks, students measure the rate at which the photosynthesis process occurs. Students speculate on further investigations that could be done and discuss how the rate at which photosynthesis occurs has vast implications...
PBS
Newton's Apple: Photosynthesis: How Do Plants Make Food?
This Newton's Apple activity shows students what sunlight does for plants. David explores what happens to plants when the sun is shining and when it is not. He also looks at how plants survive in the desert.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Photosynthesis
An in-depth look at the process of plant photosynthesis. Author uses full-color illustrations and diagrams to help readers understand the biology of this life process.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Respiration and Photosynthesis Quizzes
A multiple-choice quiz on the processes of respiration and photosynthesis in plants.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Photosynthesis Respiration Game!
Learn about the chemistry of photosynthesis and respiration as you play this game.
Treehut
Suzy's World: How Does a Tree Eat?
Use site from Suzy's world, which is a personal site from Suzy Cato, in order to learn how plants and trees "eat." Content includes fun facts and great experiment.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Photosynthesis
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of photosynthesis.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.