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Primary School - Grades K-3
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Discovering photosynthesis: which colour of light is best for growing plants - green, red or white.
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Must plants have energy from the sun to live?
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How much sun does a seed need to sprout?
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What need plants in order to grow?
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What side of a plant leaf takes in carbon dioxide? (what is stomata?)
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How do plants make food (photosynthesis basics)?
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What is Transpiration?
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Photosynthesis Background
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What is Photosynthesis?
Interdisciplinary Topic: Oxygen
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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How do plants make food (photosynthesis basics)?
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How does light intensity and duration affect plant growth?
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Effects of different colors of light on plant growth.
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Effect of different colors of light on the rate of photosynthesis
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The effect of different lights on plant growth: incandescent light, fluorescent light, sunlight and black light.
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Testing whether it is the best to grow plants with natural sunlight, or with artificial light during the winter.
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The effect of light on seed germination
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What is Transpiration?
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Why do leaves change color in the fall?
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How will the size of a closed jar affect the burning time of a candle?
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Can we grow plants on the moon?
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Photosynthesis Background
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Oxygen
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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Which evergreen street tree had the highest carbon and ozone uptake (calculated over a year) for the following three species: California palm, Mugo pine, and Coastal live oak?
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Prove that increased leaf starch increases the process of photosynthesis in the green plant
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Do Photosynthesis and Growth Rate Affect Stomatal Density?
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How does light intensity and duration affect the rate of photosynthesis?
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Effect of different colors of light on the rate of photosynthesis.
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Investigate the effect of light on seed germination.
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Test if Japanese millet can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and therefore mitigate the effects of global warming.
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The Effect of the Type of Soil on the Amount of Chlorophyll in Bean Plants
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The Effects of Wavelengths of Light on Plant Food Production
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Effect of different colors of light on the growth of plants
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Do plants need sunlight to be green?
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The effects of various pH levels on the photosynthesis process of the aquatic plant elodea
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The effects of phosphorous on the photosynthesis of aquatic plants
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Does light affect stem growth?
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Do plants grow better with sunlight or artificial light?
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Compare the affects of types of artificial light on plant growth.
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Why do leaves change color in the fall?
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The relationship between photosynthesis and respiration.
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Follow in the steps of van Helmont, John Woodward, Joseph Priestley and Jan Ingenhousz and discover photosynthesis
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Is plant growth affected by exposure to ultraviolet light?
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Can plants use sunlight to make oxygen?
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The effects of three common weather conditions on a plant's rate of transpiration
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The effect of the number of stomata on a leaf's surface on the volume of water transpiration
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Does Greater Leaf Diameter Increase Transpiration Rate of plants?
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The Effects of pH Levels and Phosphorous on the Photosynthesis Process of Aquatic Plants
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Study the coniferous spruce tree (Picea glauca as the species of choice) by measuring its lateral and sub-lateral branch angles in order to see how it collects sunlight from various angles on its south-facing side.
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Photosynthesis Background
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What is Photosynthesis?
Interdisciplinary Topic: Oxygen
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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High School - Grades 10-12
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How Does the Introduction of NaF Affect the Rate of Photosynthesis in Isolated Chloroplasts?
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Investigate E. coli Promotion of Photosynthesis in Chloroplast
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The effects of the intensity of light on the rate of photosynthesis in plants.
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Effects of different colors of light on the photosynthesis rate.
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Why Do the Colors of Leaves Change in the Fall?
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Can photosynthesis occur at Saturn or Mars?
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Determine whether the growth rate of the plants will be affected negatively by an increase in transpiration rate due to high winds.
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Why do leaves change color in the fall?
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The Effects of Different Colored Lights on Algal Oxygen Production
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Photosynthesis Background
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What is Photosynthesis?
Interdisciplinary Topic: Oxygen
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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Useful Links
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Botany Resources
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Biology Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Botany Science Fair Projects Books
    
    
    
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