University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: C3, C4, and Cam. Regulation of the Activity of Photosynthesis
Compares and contrasts C3, C4, and CAM photosynthetic pathways. Digram of C4 reaction included.
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.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Chloroplasts and Other Plastids
This site provides detailed information on chloroplasts. Explains the many duties that chloroplasts perform and why they are so important. Good diagrams.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chloroplasts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Online tutorial presents an overview of chloroplasts and their structure. Explores the role of the chloroplast in photosynthesis and the significance of an electron...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Glucose and Atp
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students take a look at glucose and ATP. They will be able to explain the structure of ATP and will learn how ATP is a source of energy for a cell.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Electron Transport
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how a mitochondrial electron transport chain works. This tutorial helps students identify the products of the Krebs cycle, describe a chemiosmotic gradient,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Calvin Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The second stage of photosynthesis, the Calvin Cycle, is described. Students will learn how to write the overall photosynthesis equation, explain RuBisCo, describe...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: First Cells
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out how the theoretical idea of the evolution of the very first cell. Students will examine photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Plant Growth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out the way plants grow and what meristem is and its role in growth.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Energy Transformations
Through interactive learning exercises, students examine the different definitions of energy and how enzymes regulate how the energy is stored and used during cellular respiration. They also take a close look at photosynthesis to learn...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Air Pollution and Climate Change
Through this interactive module, students learn that the atmosphere is so much more than air, its complex role on Earth should be explored, and its quality carefully monitored and protected.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Plant Powered Lamps Bring Light to Village in Peru
Read about the amazing development of plant-powered lamps that are bringing electricity to a village in remote Peru. Includes video.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Light and Photosynthetic Pigments
What is light energy? Here we'll learn about the properties of light and how pigments such as chlorophylls absorb light energy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Light Dependent Reactions
Article explores the light-dependent reactions as they take place during photosynthesis in plants. Traces how light energy is used to make ATP and NADPH and explains photosystems and electron transport chains.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Calvin Cycle
Learn about the three stages of the Calvin Cycle reactions: carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration of the starting molecule. See how the products of the light reactions, ATP and NADPH, are used to fix carbon into sugars in this cycle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Photorespiration
Photorespiration is a wasteful pathway that competes with the Calvin cycle. Explore why photorespiration happens, when it's most likely to take place, and how it actually works.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis
Be able to explain how sugar is produced by capturing carbon in the atmosphere by completing this tutorial. Also learn the major molecules and their roles in photosynthesis.
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: Corn for Fuel?!
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rooftop Gardens
Students explore whether rooftop gardens are a viable option for combating the urban heat island effect. Can rooftop gardens reduce the temperature inside and outside houses? Teams each design and construct two model buildings using foam...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cells
In this unit, students look at the components of cells and their functions and discover the controversy behind stem cell research. The first lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In the second lesson,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Life Science
This unit covers the processes of photosynthesis, extinction, biomimicry and bioremediation. In the first lesson on photosynthesis, students learn how engineers use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a complex...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Photosynthesis Life's Primary Energy Source
This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell functions of transpiration and cellular respiration. Young scholars will learn how engineers can use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model...
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,...