Compare the chemical compounds that make up the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration SPI 0707.3.1

Links verified 12/14/2010

1. Aerobic Respiration - a review of the elements in a balanced equation describing respiration
2. Cell Organelles: The Chloroplast
3. Cell Respiration - a BioCoach activity
4. Cellular Respiration - an animation that shows how cellular respiration works [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
5. Cellular Respiration - from Kimball's Online Biology Pages
6. Corn and Photosynthesis - efficient photosynthetic system and a long period of seasonal growth allow corn to produce high yields (reading level is a bit high, but this is short and succinct)
7. Energy Flow: Respiration - lecture notes with several good illustrations
8. Illuminating Photosynthesis - from NOVA Online Worksheet to use with the Nova site
9. Introducing Photosynthesis
   • First Look - overview
   • Advanced Look - in-depth
   • Movie
10. Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications - from Arizona State University
11. Investigating Photosynthesis and Respiration through Kinesthetics and Inquiry - eight page lesson plan including a student worksheet
12. Photosynthesis - a BioCoach activity - 25 question quiz to go with the BioCoach activity
13. Photosynthesis - a one slide PowerPoint show which uses animation effectively
14. Photosynthesis - a 38 slide PowerPoint show
15. Photosynthesis - an explanation of the four parts from Biology4Kids
16. Photosynthesis - an excellent Flash animation
17. Photosynthesis - a Thinkquest entry
18. Photosynthesis - from Wikipedia
19. Photosynthesis - the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce sugar (high reading level, but a large number of really good illustrations)
20. Photosynthesis: How do plants make food? - a Teacher's Guide to show number 907 in the Newton's Apple series.
21. Photosynthesis and Respiration - an illustration with explanation
22. Photosynthesis and Respiration - a vocabulary list to use for making flashcards [back to activity button does not work]
23. Photosynthesis animation - use the controls to progress through the animation
24. Photosynthesis animation - this Shockwave animation has variables students can change
25. Photosynthesis/Cell Respiration Jeopardy - no category headings, seven categories with six questions each, answers on the last slide which students do not see
26. Photosynthesis: Don't "Leaf" Out Fall's Most Valuable Lesson! - (a lesson planning article from Education World) They have raked up a pile of activities for you to "leaf" through.
27. Photosynthesis: Life's Basic Rx - a 52 slide PowerPoint show with many great images
28. Photosynthesis: Light Reactions - an excellent Flash animation
29. Photosynthesis Study Guide - good review questions to test your knowledge [no answers]
30. Photosynthetic Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis [advanced level]
31. Photosynthesis Study Guide - No answers, but good review questions to test your knowledge.
32. Plant Physiology: Photosynthesis - a 41 slide PowerPoint show
33. Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis - from the Lab Bench at Prentice Hall - several chapters, each with excellent animations
34. Plant Respiration quiz - a quiz with six multiple-choice questions
35. Quiz on Photosynthesis - seven questions [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
36. Transpiration - transfer of water from plants to the atmosphere
37. Virtual Photosynthesis Experiments - on-line virtual experiments with Dr. Gene Splicer which show some of the ways scientists study photosynthesis
38. What Happens in a Typical Leaf - excellent illustrations in this photosynthesis tutorial
39. What is Photosynthesis - from Arizona State University's Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis
40. Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? - To answer that question, you first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.

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