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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Chloroplasts Show Me the Green

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read this concise description of the structure and function of chloroplasts inside a plant cell.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.
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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
An online video game where players take control of a tiny virtual submarine that explores plant and animal cells from the inside! Players learn about organelles, respiration, and photosynthesis.
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Handout
Arizona State University

Asu: Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
This extremely detailed article begins with a basic introduction of photosynthetic processes and expands to more complex applications and related scientific ideas.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Chloroplast

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides excellent information on chloroplasts, organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae which conduct photosynthesis.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Science: Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate comparison charts, crosswords, and journals for recording data on plants and plants processes. One can also find lesson plans and plant experiments, as well as flower and tree resources.
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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: 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: Chloroplast: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure and functions of chloroplasts are described in detail here.
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Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Chloroplasts and Other Plastids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.
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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.