5th Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities
2. You are about to learn about the photosynthesis of trees. To begin, Click on the icon titled Photosynthesis .
3. Read the intro page and click on Begin located on the bottom left. Follow all the prompts until you come to the end of the exercise.
4. On a blank sheet of paper, answer the following questions using the information you have just read.
a) What is the difference between chloroplast and chlorophyll?
b) What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
c) What is the reason for leaves changing color in the fall?
d) What does decomposition mean?
For additional information on trees, go to http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/index.html