Student Sheet 21 – Measuring the biomass of duckweed (Lemna minor)
A technique for estimating the number of plants and measuring the biomass of duckweed in a pond.
A technique for estimating the number of plants and measuring the biomass of duckweed in a pond.
Five starter ideas for students who want to investigate eutrophication. Options include using duckweed, algae and other suitable water plants.
Find out how to make a model of a plant cell.
A range of wonderful talks on plant science from the TED website. Well worth watching!
This set of learning resources supports teaching about the ways in which plant genetics can be manipulated through selective breeding and genetic engineering to improve crop characteristics.
This reliable and enjoyable practical gives students the opportunity to observe the different pigments involved in photosynthesis using thin layer chromatography (TLC).
Mathematical modelling is a fundamental skill in all science
With this resource you will find an intriguing way to demonstrate gravitropism in action over the course of a lesson, using the hypocotyls (stalks) of small seedlings.
Seedlings growing on a windowsill will often bend towards the window as they respond to light - phototropism. The technique for this experiment helps students design an investigation to find out more about this tropic response.
This is a simple experiment to investigate the germination of seed under different conditions, by growing seeds upright in Petri dishes. While simple enough to be used at KS2, the practical can be used for investigations at GCSE and post-16.
Killer pathogens have been all over the news - here's your chance to get your students hands-on in the role of plant pathologists.
This practical explores the role of vitamin C in plant cells and a method to measure how much of it is present.
This pack of resources can be used for your pupils to determine the age, growth and climatic conditions of a tree just by looking at sections of the trunk.
Easy to do in school grounds with enough space, and fun to design for all sorts of activities
In this resource students investigate chloroplasts and starch production.
Planting a hanging basket with cuttings the children have grown encourages interest in growing plants.
Growing potatoes is easily done in the classroom or a tub in the school yard and helps with understanding how plants grow.
In this practical activity, pupils test a variety of plant products for different sorts of carbohydrates, including glucose, starch and cellulose.
Geraniums (pelargoniums) are easy plants to keep and grow in the classroom and are easy to grow from cuttings taken from a mature plant.
This resource tackles the learning objective “Only areas of the plant with chloroplasts can make starch in photosynthesis”.
This activity gives children a chance to bring their own ideas and materials and have real fun trying to grow some plants.
Using junk materials to make their seed, this activity provides an opportunity for creative thinking and developing literacy and presentation skills.
In this practical, students use algae to look at the rate of photosynthesis.
For this activity, children get to use their observation skills to create a flower using commonly found materials or junk modelling....