Photosynthesis Promenade
Provided by: Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education |Published on: August 2, 2023
Lesson Plans Grades k-2, 3-5
Synopsis
- This fun and active lesson teaches students about photosynthesis, what plants need in order to grow, food webs, and why plants are green.
- As a group, students evaluate where their food comes, where plants get their energy, and how plants and animals recycle oxygen and carbon dioxide through a photosynthesis demonstration.
- Students take part in the demonstration as molecules of water, oxygen, or carbon dioxide, or as chlorophyll and sunlight.
Subjects: Science, Health
Authors: Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point K-12 Energy Education Program
Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, Global, Wisconsin
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This lesson plan is interactive and filled with student-centered elements.
- This lesson plan utilizes a variety of instructional methods.
Prerequisites
- Some illustrations in the lesson plan can be used in the lesson.
- The Sun Test Procedure and Chocolate Chip Demonstration require additional materials, but they are not required for the lesson.
- You can have students write their notes in a notebook or the location of your choice for the Energy Learning Log mentioned in the lesson.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Younger students can participate in the first part of the lesson and a simplified version of the photosynthesis demonstration.
- This lesson plan could supplement a classroom discussion on why plants are so important to human survival and for balancing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- This lesson plan could enhance a classroom discussion on the differences between plants and animals.
- Teachers could make the story activity mandatory if they have students who need writing practice.
- KEEP's Discovering Energy in Nature Kit and lesson series can extend this lesson's topics.
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Resource Type and Format
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
