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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will investigate the cycling of matter.

Objective 4.03

Examine evidence that green plants make food.

  • Photosynthesis is a process carried on by green plants and other organisms containing chlorophyll.
  • During photosynthesis, light energy is converted into stored energy which the plant, in turn, uses to carry out its life processes.

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Photosynthesis, trees, and the greenhouse effect
Students watch a video on photosynthesis and then consider how trees help reduce the negative impacts of the greenhouse effect. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
Provider: National Geographic