Download our plant biology contexts for the International Year of Plant Health here.
SAPS Practical Drop-In Sessions (Biology Practicals That Work) at ASE Annual Conference 9th-11th January 2020.
- Thursday 1pm - 7pm (Knight Building: Lab G4)
- Friday 1pm - 4pm (Knight Building: Lab G4)
- Saturday 10am - 1pm (Knight Building: Lab G4)
The following practical activities are all on display at the SAPS practical drop-in session at the ASE Annual Conference 2020.
Download the teacher notes and student worksheet from the links below.
A-level practical support
- Potometer
- Stem microscopy
- Thin Layer Chromatography
- Using colorimetry to measure photosynthetic rate
- Root tip mitosis
- Dissection of a flower and annotated drawings
- Dissection of a flower - primula
- Plant disease - fighting for survival
- Osmosis in bell pepper
GCSE
Plant Communicable disease resources
- The Battle for Fortress Plant
- Plant disease detectives
- Violet bramble rust
- Brown rot fungus
Other resources on this topic: - CSI trees
- How healthy are your trees? (GCSE & A-level)
KS3 (11-14)
Resources to explore the KS3 science curriculum across chemistry, biology and physics
The best practicals for supporting key plant topics in your lab
- Immobilised algal balls
- Bubbling pondweed
- Cauliflower cloning
- Leaf surface temperature
- Microscopy - Terrific tomatoes and their trichomes
- Microscopy of stomata - Amazing African violets
- Why do bananas fluoresce?
