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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Chloroplasts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of chloroplasts.
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Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Why Leaves Change Color

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a site that offers answers to some often hard to answer questions such as why do leaves change colors. Provides an easy to understand answer to the question along with a section that students can read on their own, a puzzle,...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Plants (Intermediate)

For Students 4th - 7th
What do plants eat? This unit explores plants and how they make food. (Requires Java)
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Plants

For Students 3rd - 4th
What do plants eat? This unit explores plants and how they make food. (Requires Java)
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: C3, C4, and Cam Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Article takes a close look at how the C4 and CAM pathways help reduce photorespiration.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas De La Fotosintesis. Bloque 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will be able to test your understanding of how light energy is converted into different forms of chemical energy during photosynthesis, to review the equations for the light reactions of photosynthesis, and to explore...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas De La Fotosintesis. Bloque 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this set of problems you can review the location and overall reactions of carbohydrate biosynthesis during photosynthesis, and to understand the difference between C3 and C4 plant leaf anatomy and pathways for carbohydrate...
Website
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Science and Technology Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive site for teachers and students. Topics include bugs, energy, bones, animals, photosynthesis, energy, and technology.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Light Reaction: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give an overview of the light reaction of photosynthesis. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Light Reaction."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Light Reaction: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give an overview of the light reaction of photosynthesis. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Light Reaction."
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Chlorophyll

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiments to show the factors required for photosynthesis, otherwise known as chlorophyll.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Light Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint presentation reviewing the steps in the light reaction of photosynthesis. Understand how the light reaction uses water, carbon dioxide and light energy to produce ATP.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Plant Cell Chloroplasts

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the plant cell chloroplasts in the science of biology including their function, structure, and how they help make energy through the process of photosynthesis on this site.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life

For Students 4th - 8th
Provides some common examples of chemical reactions, e.g., in respiration, rusting, and photosynthesis.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Brief Guide to the Steps of the Carbon Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
Outlines the steps for the movement of carbon along the carbon cycle through photosynthesis, food chains, being dissolved into the ocean, the decomposition of organisms, fossil fuel formation, industrial use of fossil fuels, carbon...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Functions of Chloroplasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the role of chloroplasts in photosynthesis and in photorespiration.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chlorophyll a vs. B

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the two types of chlorophyll, how they differ, and how they both take part in photosynthesis.
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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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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Carbon Oxygen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
The fours stages of the carbon-oxygen cycle are described - photosynthesis, respiration, combustion, and decomposition.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Light and Photosynthetic Pigments

For Students 9th - 10th
What is light energy? Here we'll learn about the properties of light and how pigments such as chlorophylls absorb light energy.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biodomes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biorecycling: Using Nature to Make Resources From Waste

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By studying key processes in the carbon cycle, such as photosynthesis, composting, and anaerobic digestion, students learn how nature and engineers biorecycle carbon.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: What Are Phytoplankton? Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the characteristics of and different species of phytoplankton. Topics highlighted in this article include photosynthesis, global change, and the marine food chain.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Ecology at Work

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn how rooftop gardens help the environment and the lives of people, especially in urban areas. They gain an understanding of how plants reduce the urban heat island effect, improve air quality, provide agriculture space,...

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