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Catalyst 3, Unit C: Plants
and photosynthesis
Lesson C1: Hungry plants
Starter activities
Brainstorming (1)
For the group:
 pot plant
Brainstorming (2)
For the group:
 pot plant growing on a windowsill for at least a week
 pot plant growing in a location with light all around
Main activities
C1a What do plants need for photosynthesis?
For the class:
 hotplates for heating water baths
For each group:
 destarched plant, e.g. geranium
 black tape
 conical flask containing soda lime
 split bung to fit around leaf stalk
 clamp stand and clamp
 forceps
 scalpel and cutting tile (optional)
 Bunsen burner
 heatproof mat
 tripod and gauze
 beaker (250 cm3)
 boiling tube
 tube holder
 ethanol
 white tile
 iodine dropper bottle
 paper towel
C1b What gas is produced by photosynthesis?
For each group (or teacher demonstration):
 water plant, e.g. pond weed
 glass funnel
 Plasticine to support funnel in beaker
 beaker (250 cm3)
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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Technicians’ lists of equipment
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Catalyst 3, Unit C: Plants
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test tube
splint
Bunsen burner
heatproof mat
lamp (optional)
Lesson C2: A food factory
Main activities
C2a When do plants grow fastest?
For the class:
 computer
 interface
 position sensor
 seedlings, e.g. of wheat growing on growth medium, e.g. cotton wool (see tips below)
 wire or arm with counterweight
 cotton thread
 clamp stand
 printer (optional)
C2b Looking at leaves
For the class:
 video camera, e.g. Flexicam (optional)
 microscope
For each pair:
 pre-prepared (bought) slide of TS of a leaf, stained
 microscope
Lesson C3: Don’t dry up!
Starter activities
Problem solving
For the group:
 daffodil left in blue ink for 24 hours
Main activities
C3a Looking at root hairs
For the class:
 video camera, e.g. Flexicam (optional)
 microscope
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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Technicians’ lists of equipment
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Catalyst 3, Unit C: Plants
and photosynthesis
For each pair:
 pre-prepared (bought) slide of TS or LS of a root, stained to show root hairs
 microscope
C3b Water transport in celery
For the class (optional):
 hair dryer
 white carnation
 beaker
 red food dye
For each group:
 celery stalk
 beaker (a large one can be used to stand all the celery stalks in for the class)
 red food dye
 craft knife or scalpel
 white tile
 microscope slide
 coverslip
 mounted needle
 distilled water
 dropper
 microscope
Plenary activities
Looking ahead
 a carrot
Lesson C5: Spot the difference
Main activities
C5b Maintaining the balance
For each group:
 oxygen sensor
 pH sensor
 datalogging control box
 computer
 conical flask
 split rubber bung for conical flask
 pond weed
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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Technicians’ lists of equipment
Downloaded from www.catalystscience.co.uk
Catalyst 3, Unit C: Plants
and photosynthesis
For the class:
 sodium hydrogen carbonate
 spatula
This list is in Microsoft Word, so it can be customised to fit each school’s requirements.
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