This fully-resourced lesson describes the three main stages of the Calvin cycle as fixation, reduction and regeneration. The detailed PowerPoint and accompanying resources have been designed to cover the content of point (11) of topic 13.1 of the CIE A-level Biology specification (for assessment in 2025-27) and detailed planning ensures that continual links are made to the previous lesson on the light-dependent stage so that students understand how the products of that stage, ATP and reduced NADP, are essential for the Calvin cycle
The lesson begins with an existing knowledge check where the students are challenged to recall the names of structures, substances and reactions from the light-dependent stage in order to reveal the abbreviations of the main 3 substances in the Calvin cycle. This immediately introduces RuBP, GP and TP and students are then shown how these substances fit into the cycle. The main section of the lesson focuses on the three phases of the Calvin cycle and time is taken to explore the key details of each phase and includes:
- The role of RuBisCO in carbon fixation
- The role of the products of the light-dependent stage, ATP and reduced NADP, in the reduction of GP to TP
- The use of the majority of the TP in the regeneration of RuBP
A step-by-step guide, with discussion points where the class are given time to discuss the answer to selected questions, is used to show how 6 turns of the cycle are needed to form the TP that will then be used to synthesise 1 molecule of glucose. A series of exam-style questions are included at appropriate points of the lesson and this will introduce limiting factors as well as testing their ability to answer questions about this stage when presented with an unfamiliar scientific investigation. The mark schemes are included in the PowerPoint so students can assess their understanding and any misconceptions are immediately addressed.
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