Module 3: Joseph Priestley’s experiment
- This unit uses an historic experiment to show how the discovery was made that plants produce oxygen.
- Discussing historical experiments can help the students to understand the nature of science and the role of science in everyday life.
- General Introduction
- GETTING STARTED! Can we live in a world without plants?
- Module 1 The burning candle
- Module 2 Carbon dioxide in exhaled air
- Module 3 Joseph Priestley’s experiment
- Module 4 Measuring oxygen production using a water plant
- Module 5 My own oxygen consumption
- Module 6 How plants grow
- Module 7 The photosynthesis equation
- Module 8 Starch in leaves (Botanic Garden)
- Module 9 Water movement in plants
(Botanic Garden) - Module 10 Review – How plants grow