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By the end of this lesson, students will be able to explain the basic process of photosynthesis and identify the key elements needed for plants to make their own food (sunlight, water, air/carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll).

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Students will develop observation and questioning skills through hands-on activities and group discussions about plant processes.

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Essential Question: 'How do plants make their own food?' Show students a healthy green plant and ask them what they think the plant needs to grow.

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Using simple diagrams, explain the basic process of photosynthesis. Introduce key vocabulary: sunlight, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen.

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Photosynthesis | Educational Video for Kids

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Students will create a simple model of photosynthesis using colored paper on Padlet's collaborative board. Each group adds different elements (sun, water, air) to build the complete process.

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Students work in pairs to complete a simple diagram labeling the ingredients needed for photosynthesis and what plants produce.

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Did you know the planet Earth would be lifeless without photosynthesis? Do you know how plants make their own food? Find answers to these and many such queries with our photosynthesis worksheets for students of grade 3 through grade 7. Featured here are vibrant charts illustrating the photosynthesis process, the equation of photosynthesis, precise and apt definitions of key terms in photosynthesis and activities like label the process, complete the paragraph, differentiate between light and dark reactions and much more.

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Did you know the planet Earth would be lifeless without photosynthesis? Do you know how plants make their own food? Find answers to these and many such queries with our photosynthesis worksheets for students of grade 3 through grade 7.

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Advanced students can explore why leaves change colors in autumn and how it relates to chlorophyll and photosynthesis.

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Students needing additional help can use a simplified picture card sequence showing the steps of photosynthesis.

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During group work, observe students' understanding through their explanations and diagram labeling.

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Students complete a 3-question pictorial quiz identifying the main components needed for photosynthesis.

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Students post on a shared Padlet board completing the sentence: 'Plants need _____, _____, and _____ to make their own food.'

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Class creates a verbal chain, each student adding one thing they learned about photosynthesis today.

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Place a small potted plant in a sunny spot at home. Draw and label what the plant needs to make its food through photosynthesis.

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Play the photosynthesis puzzle game to reinforce learning about the process.

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In this series of games, your students will learn how plants convert energy to nourish themselves. The Photosynthesis learning objective - based on NGSS and state standards - delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

Scroll down for a preview of this learning objective's games and the concepts they drive home.

Concepts Covered

During photosynthesis, plants take in materials from their environment and convert them into food that the plants need to live and grow.

Sunlight is the main source of energy that drives this process. Plants convert it into energy for a chemical reaction, which turns water (absorbed in the roots) and carbon dioxide (absorbed from the air) into oxygen and sugar.

The plant gets its nutrients from this sugar, called glucose. It releases the oxygen into the air for humans and other animals to breathe.

A preview of each game in the learning objective is found below.

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Photosynthesis Science Games | Legends of Learning

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In this series of standards-aligned games, your students will learn how plants undergo photosynthesis to convert energy to nourish themselves.