You are placed too close to a
radiator.
You are left outside over
winter.
Lose a leaf.
Lose a leaf.
You are left in a sealed carrier
bag.
You are placed in a dark
cupboard & forgotten about.
Lose a leaf.
Lose a leaf.
You are kept in a bright Southfacing room.
Your owner remembers to
water you.
Gain a leaf.
Gain a leaf.
You are kept in direct sunlight
on a windowsill.
Somebody pulls off some of
your leaves.
Lose a leaf.
Lose a leaf.
You are kept in a humid room.
You are kept in a warm living
room.
Gain a leaf.
Gain a leaf.
Your owner goes on holiday
and forgets to water you.
You are kept on a brightly-lit
shelf.
Lose a leaf.
Gain a leaf.
Your owner never opens the
curtains!
Lose a leaf.
CHANCE QUESTION: What
are the products of
photosynthesis?
CHANCE QUESTION: In what
CHANCE QUESTION: What is
part of the plant does
needed for photosynthesis to
photosynthesis happen? Name
occur?
the reactions and the location.
Your owner is a keen gardener
CHANCE QUESTION: Give
and looks after you well.
two differences between light
and dark reaction.
Miss a go.
Photosynthesis Game.
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Work in groups of about 3 people.
Each one of you is a houseplant and has 3 lives, represented as leaves.
1 person begins by drawing a card from the pile and reading it to the group.
Cards may:
o Have a statement about the environment in which you are kept. If it’s
a suitable environment, the card will read “gain a leaf” – take a leaf
from the centre pile and grow! If the environment is not suitable, you
will lose a life and must place 1 of your leaves on the centre pile.
o Be a chance question – consider the question and come up with a
suitable answer as you play the game.
Keep the cards that you get. When you have no leaves left, you are out of
the game. Consider what caused you to die.
Continue until the pile is finished (or there is only 1 person left with leaves).
Remember to think about what conditions prevent you from surviving and
which conditions help you to grow!
Photosynthesis Game.
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Work in groups of about 5 people.
Each one of you is a houseplant and has 2 lives, represented as leaves.
1 person begins by drawing a card from the pile and reading it to the group.
Cards may:
o Have a statement about the environment in which you are kept. If it’s
a suitable environment, the card will read “gain a leaf” – take a leaf
from the centre pile and grow! If the environment is not suitable, you
will lose a life and must place 1 of your leaves on the centre pile.
o Be a chance question – consider the question and come up with a
suitable answer as you play the game.
Keep the cards that you get. When you have no leaves left, you are out of
the game. Consider what caused you to die.
Continue until the pile is finished (or there is only 1 person left with leaves).
Remember to think about what conditions prevent you from surviving and
which conditions help you to grow!