Required practical - Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis using an aquatic organism such as pondweed. Available in a bundle as a complete unit of work. AQA specification 4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis.
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Designed for teachers to deliver (specialist and non-specialists) but I have found more & more students need to access resources independently so my lessons are structured in a way that students can navigate for remote learning or to catch up on missed content. Can also be used for a flipped learning approach.
Includes:
Easy-to-follow PowerPoint:
• all answers to each fun activity are present on the PowerPoint.
• helpful notes present on some slides to support non-specialists or first-time teachers of this topic.
• Differentiated resources - alternate versions of task 2 available to support lower ability students.
Worksheets on Word:
• Each of the three worksheets allow students to develop their understanding of photosynthesis and skills associated with practical & maths work in Biology.
• All answers are given on the PowerPoint.
This lesson specifically teaches/recaps the following ‘Key opportunities for skills development’ taken from the AQA specification.
WS 2.2 – plan experiments to test hypotheses.
WS 2.5 – recognise that multiple samples will be needed at each light intensity.
WS 3.1 – present a graph of light intensity against rate of photosynthesis.
WS 3.2 – translate numeric data into graphical form.
MS 1a, 1c – measure and understand the rate of photosynthesis reactions.
MS 4a, 4c – plot and draw appropriate graphs of rate of photosynthesis against light intensity selecting appropriate scale for axes.
This lesson is not supposed to be a replacement for the required practical but works equally well hand in hand with it as a follow up or could be used in conjunction with one of the recorded demonstrations available on YouTube in order for you to be able to cover all the necessary content with your students. A key theme to all my lessons is to encourage students to practise essential exam skills with many helpful tips scattered through each unit of work.
Check out the final lesson in this unit for higher tier students – Inverse square law.
MS 3a, 3d (HT) – understand and use inverse proportion: the inverse square law and light intensity in the context of photosynthesis.
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