English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Recall the equation for photosynthesis
Explain how plants help maintain levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Make and record scientific observations
Words and meanings to learn
atmosphere
the gases surrounding the Earth or another planet
oxygen
a colourless, odourless reactive gas with the atomic number 8 which is used in respiration
composition
the number or amount of components which make up a larger whole
gas
a state of matter; gases will expand freely to fill a container and have no fixed shape or volume
nitrogen
a chemical element with the atomic number 7; it is a colourless, odourless, unreactive gas that forms about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere
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Resources: Pond weed – elodea or cabomba, scalpel/knife, clear funnel, test tube, beaker, stopwatch and sodium hydrogen carbonate.
Handout: An investigation sheet for the students to complete.
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