2.9.U1:  Photosynthesis is the production of carbon compounds in cells using light energy

• Define photosynthesis.

• State the chemical equation for photosynthesis.

2.9.U5:  Energy is needed to produce carbohydrates and other carbon compounds from carbon dioxide.

• State the energy conversion that occurs during photosynthesis.

Intro to photosynthesis slides

Scitable overview

8.3.U14:  The structure of the chloroplast is adapted to its function in photosynthesis

• Outline how chloroplast structure could evolve through natural selection.

• State evidence that suggests chloroplast were once free living prokaryotes.

 8.3.S1:  Annotation of a diagram to indicate the adaptations of a chloroplast to its function

• Draw and label a diagram of the chloroplast.

• State the function of the following chloroplast structures:  double membrane, thylakoids, pigment molecules, thylakoid lumen, and stroma.

The chloroplast notes

Chloroplast handwritten

Chloroplast booklet

2.9.U3:  Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light most effectively and reflects green light more than other colors

• Define pigment.

• State the primary and accessory pigments found in chloroplasts. 

• Explain why plants are green.

Pigment slides

“Bloody Chlorophyll”

A&B:  why do leaves change color

A&B:  the color of plants on other worlds

 2.9.S2:  Separation of photosynthetic pigments by chromatography (Practical 4) 

• Outline the process of separating pigments using chromatography

• Calculate the Rf value for pigments using pigment chromatography.

Chromatography lab

Chromatography lab slides

2.9.U2:  Visible light has a range of wavelengths with violet the shortest wavelength and red the longest (400-700 nm = visible light.  Don’t need to know specific wavelength for each color)

• Define visible light.

• State the relationship between wavelength and energy. 

• State the range of wavelengths that fall within the visible spectrum.

Visible spectrum handwritten notes

Art with Light sensitive paper

2.9.S3:  Drawing an absorption spectrum for chlorophyll and an action spectrum for photosynthesis

• Distinguish between an action spectrum and an absorption spectrum.

• Describe the shape of the curve for an absorption spectrum.

• Describe the shape of the curve for an action spectrum.

Absorption and action spectrum slides

Absorption and action spectrum handwritten notes

Absorption spectrum DBQ

Action spectrum lab

Final knowledge audit

Kahoot review