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Photosynthesis
Explain photosynthesis as the process by which plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, and describe how mineral nutrients are absorbed through roots
Typical age: 11–12 years
“If your child was asked why plants don't need to eat food like animals do, could they explain how plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide — and write the equation?”
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Needs first
- Deep-Sea Life Without Sunlight
KS3 photosynthesis provides the contrast needed to understand chemosynthesis as an alternative energy pathway
- Plant Cells vs Animal CellsREQUIRED
Photosynthesis requires knowing about chloroplasts, which are unique to plant cells
- What Plants Need to ThriveREQUIRED
KS3 photosynthesis equation and process extends KS2 understanding that plants need light and water to grow