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Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS)
Post-16: Plant Project Starters
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these resources contain ideas for extended investigations into a range of plant topics such as growth, competition, enzyme activity and the ripening process. Also included are some practical activities investigating fungal growth. The projects are suitable for students working at post-16 level.
The materials contain ideas and also guidance on how to perform the suggested activities. Most contain information on methods and materials, although the idea is for students to develop their own investigations from these suggestions.
The topics covered include:
- Respiration changes during fruit ripening and storage
- Doubling and dabbling in duckweed
- Autolysis in yeast
- Investigating antimicrobials
- Inhibitory growth effects of conifers
- Antifungals: inhibition of fungal growth
- Ethene: plant growth and ripening
- Enzyme activity in fruits and vegetables
- Colour changes in ripening fruits and vegetables
- Catechol oxidase activity in fruits and vegetables
- Water potential during ripening and storage
- Sweet or sour? Sugars and acids in fruit ripening
- Sucrose and growth of root explants
- Investigating vernalisation and creating genetic crosses
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Ideas for Extended Projects with Plants
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this resource suggests a range of ideas for extended investigations into plant growth and physiology. Each suggestion is given a brief description but details of experimental methods are not provided.
...Water Potential During Ripening and Storage
This investigation, produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), shows how students could investigate the changes in water potential of fruits and vegetables during ripening and storage.
Simple biomechanical...
Catechol Oxidase Activity in Fruits and Vegetables
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this investigation looks at the activity of the enzyme catechol oxidase (also called polyphenoloxidase). Found in a wide variety of plants, it is responsible for the darkening observed when many fruits or vegetables...
Colour Changes in Ripening Fruits and Vegetables
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these investigations look at how pigments change during the fruit ripening process.
The green colour of the unripe fruit is due largely to the presence of...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Biology, Practical work |
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| Age | 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5qq |
