English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Discuss how plants use photosynthesis to build organic molecules
Explain why plants need glucose
Test a leaf for starch
Words and meanings to learn
glucose
a sugar which provides energy for plants
starch
an insoluble molecule made from many glucose molecules
cellulose
an insoluble substance also made from glucose which is in plant cell walls and vegetable fibres such as cotton
fats
fats can be soluble or insoluble and are made up of glycerol and fatty acids; they are used in plants as an energy store, for example, in seeds
respiration
a chemical process in living organisms involving the release of energy from a reaction between glucose and oxygen
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Resources: The handout, geranium or basil plant, boiling tube, ethanol, 250ml beaker, bunsen/stove & ancillaries, stirring rod, white tile, iodine and a pipette.
Handout: Testing a leaf for starch.
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