Student Sheet 9 – Growing Radishes in Film Cans
This protocol outlines a simple method of growing radishes that can be used in the school lab.
This protocol outlines a simple method of growing radishes that can be used in the school lab.
What do ash trees, bees and bats have in common?...
This quiz about photosynthesis was designed to uncover various misconceptions that students often have.
This set of teaching notes provides three methods for dissecting a flower.
Create a 'portable pond' as a basis for investigations into water plants and animals, using discarded plastic soft drinks bottles.
A classic shade-loving plant, they make great subjects for investigations into photosynthesis - and are nearly indestructable in the classroom
This activity is designed to get students thinking about plants as living organisms that have to survive, reproduce and defend themselves against disease.
Inspired by the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), this series of context resources around plant health can be used across the biology curriculum, providing engaging and inspirational hooks for lessons or topics.
This animation allows students to view the key processes of plant transport in xylem and phloem. For both GCSE and A-level / post-16 biology teaching.
Using knowledge of flower structure and function pupils can investigate aspects of pollination, make some predictions, collect data and try to find reasons for some of their observations.
In this practical activity, students explore how the technique of re-infection (using infected material to infect healthy plant tissue) can help to identify the cause of a plant disease.
One of a series of booklets written to support plant science in the Primary Curriculum. This topic introduces pupils to the basic parts of a flowering plant, with a range of fun activities to reinforce pupil learning.
A Scottish Highers practical in which students measure the rate of photosynthesis in plants from different habitats (sun and shade) and consider what the results demonstrate about leaf adaptation.
The SAPS ELISA kit for Botrytis is a low cost kit which brings practical immunology into the classroom. The monoclonal antibody in the kit detects Botrytis, a fungal pathogen.
This collection of teaching resources, including full teachers' notes, a technical guide, Powerpoints and a photocopiable students' book, will help teachers take a new and refreshing look at photosynthesis.
This is a version of the classic osmosis practical measuring the weight change of tissues in various osmotic solutions using pieces of bell pepper.
Dandelion flower stalks have a strong gravitropic response, and this experiment offers a simple and fun way to look at gravitropism over the course of a double lesson
This is a quick and easy way to demonstrate how to use a potometer to measure the rate of transpiration in a plant.
Investigate the effects of the hormone auxin as a plant growth regulator, to look at axiliary bud development, root development, and leaf abscission in Coleus.
This experiment, adapted for Scottish Highers, shows how photosynthetic pigments can be extracted from plants and then separated.
In this activity, pupils can make direct observations of roots as they grow. Pupils can apply their numeracy skills when converting results.
In this activity, pupils will have the opportunity to observe seeds germinating. A fantastic way to consolidate knowledge and understanding of measurement.
Dandelions are widespread and are likely to be present in most grassy patches in school grounds. The ideas within the resource for teachers of KS2 pupils gives plenty of scope for discussion as well as extending into different activities across the curriculum.
This is a very simple cress growing activity, enabling children to see the pattern of growth in seedlings directly.