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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Types of Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes three different types of photosynthesis that take place in plants and the plant characteristics and environmental conditions that determine which type takes place.
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BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Respiration and Photosynthesis Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
A multiple-choice quiz on the processes of respiration and photosynthesis in plants.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Stomata Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes stomata and their functions in photosynthesis, transpiration, and regulation of water retention and loss by plants.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Accessory Pigments

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics and functions of the three classes of accessory pigments that play a role in photosynthesis.
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Unit Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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,...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Cellular Respiration Reactions

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of cellular respiration and its overall chemical equation. The energy changes that occur during cellular respiration, including in photosynthesis.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the similarities and differences between photosynthesis in land plants versus aquatic plants, and explains how photosynthesis works in aquatic plants.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Importance of Photosynthesis

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains what the products of photosynthesis are, how we depend on this process for the oxygen we breathe, how it maintains the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen in the environment, and how it supports all other living organisms...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Photosynthesis Explained With a Diagram

For Students 3rd - 5th
Gives a basic explanation of photosynthesis.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to plants and some of their common traits and needs.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to plants and some of their common traits and needs.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to plants and some of their common traits and needs.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
This biology site provides information on plant basics such as what makes a plant as well as what we can learn from plants.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Goals of Science

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to the goals of science.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Forever Wild? Input and Output

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Investigate the scientific principles of biospheres, and observe the effects of biological processes on closed systems.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Seed Germination the Primary Phase of Plant Growth

For Students 3rd - 5th
Describes the structure of seeds, the conditions needed for seeds to germinate, and the steps involved in germination. Also discusses germination in dicots and monocots.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chloroplast: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure and functions of chloroplasts are described in detail here.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Corn for Fuel?!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students examine how to grow plants the most efficiently. They imagine that they are designing a biofuels production facility and need to know how to efficiently grow plants to use in this facility. As a means of...