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Plants in the Spotlight—A Photosynthesis Investigation—Student Laboratory Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Plants in the Spotlight - A Photosynthesis Investigation Laboratory Kit for Biology and Life Science
Plants in the Spotlight - A Photosynthesis Investigation Laboratory Kit for Biology and Life Science
Item #: FB1780 

Price: $29.09

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Plants in the Spotlight—A Photosynthesis Investigation Laboratory Kit for biology and life science will illuminate understandings of photosynthesis, the process of “putting together with light.”

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Illuminate students’ understanding of photosynthesis, the process of “putting together with light.” This activity necessitates cooperation among lab groups as experiments are conducted to answer two important questions: Do plants prefer certain colors (wavelengths) of light for photosynthesis? How do environmental conditions affect the rate of photosynthesis? Student groups carry out experiments using Hornwort, an aquatic plant, to investigate changes in the rate of photosynthesis. These experiments involve changing the wavelengths of light, the temperature, light intensity and the concentration of a sodium bicarbonate solution. To discover the answers to the experimental questions, all class data will be pooled, graphed, and analyzed. Kit contains all the chemicals, test tubes and a set of six colored filters needed for 30 students, working in groups of three, to conduct the experiments.

The Hornwort aquatic plant is available separately.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Sodium bicarbonate, 50 g
Black construction paper, 12" x 18", 10
Color filters, gelatin, pkg/5
Culture tubes, disposable, 16 x 150 mm, 10
Straws, flexi-end, 10


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Engaging in argument from evidence

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-LS1.D: Information Processing
MS-LS2.B: Cycle of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
HS-LS1.A: Structure and Function
HS-LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
HS-LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and effect
Patterns
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter
Structure and function
Stability and change

Performance Expectations

HS-LS4-1: Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
HS-LS4-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.