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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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Sweet or Sour?
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this investigation looks at the taste of different fruits and vegetables. Domesticated fruits and vegetables have all been selectively bred so that they contain a particularly attractive taste for humans.
...Sucrose and the Growth of Root Explants
From Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this practical activity was developed for Scottish Highers specifications, but the protocol can equally well be used for other specifications.
Students sterilise seeds of...
Investigating Vernalisation and Creating Genetic Crosses
Vernalisation offers an interesting example of the way that plants have evolved to exploit the predictability of seasonal change and, in this case, to ensure that flowering occurs at an appropriate time. It also gives an example of how environmental factors control and...
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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 |
