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Study Jams! Photosynthesis InteractiveStudy Jams! Photosynthesis Interactive
Publisher
Scholastic
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Interactives
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Media Length
3:03
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
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Year
2013
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Interactive

Study Jams! Photosynthesis

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One friend explains to another that plants combine water and carbon dioxide with the energy of the sun to produce sugar and oxygen. She mentions the roles of the roots, chloroplasts, and stomata in an engaging video that reviews how autotrophs create their own food.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

photosynthesis, plant cells, chlorophyll, stomata

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the video as an assignment in a flipped classroom situation
  • For upper graders, use it as a preface to teaching the chemical equation for photosynthesis

Pros

  • Attractive cartoon-style animation
  • Commonly taught subject
  • Karaoke activity included with lyrics
  • Multiple-choice assessment included

Cons

  • Does not include the chemical equation for photosynthesis

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.9 W.4.1.a W.5.1.a RI.6.7 RI.7.7 SL.8.5 4.G.A.3 5.MD.A.1 6.EE.C.9 RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.2.a WHST.6-8.9 MP2 MP4 MP5

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