Photosynthesis

Performance Expectation

MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

In Student-Friendly Words...

I can explain how plants use sunlight to make food and provide energy for living things.

Big Ideas

Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food.
Photosynthesis stores energy in glucose.
Photosynthesis is the starting point for most food chains.
Matter and energy move through living organisms during photosynthesis.
This process cycles with cellular respiration

Interactive Learning

Leaf Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis in a plant

Carbon Cycle Game

Photosynthesis Animation

Watch & Learn

Photosynthesis

Amoeba Sisters: Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis in the cycling of matter

What is Photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration - Energy Cycle of Life

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Ear Worms

The Photosynthesis Song

THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS SONG (Parody of The Weeknd - Starboy)

Photosynthesis | Rap Video by SquidBooks

Real-World Connections

The Food You Eat

The energy stored in the food you eat ultimately traces back to sunlight captured by plants through photosynthesis.

Oxygen

The oxygen you breathe is largely produced by photosynthetic organisms such as plants and algae.

Farming

Farmers depend on photosynthesis to grow crops that become food for people and animals.

Climate

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, making photosynthesis an important part of Earth's carbon cycle.

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