In this fun plant biology activity, you will use a floating leaf disk experiment to measure how quickly plants can make oxygen from photosynthesis.

We’ve compiled a selection of hands-on activities and experiments to help show students some of the concepts of photosynthesis in action.

This experiment shows that photosynthesis can occur in leaf in its green areas only containing chlorophyll and without chlorophyll no photosynthesis takes place.

Did you know that photosynthesis is how plants create food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water? In this simple photosynthesis experiment, kids will use spinach leaves to extract chlorophyll and …

May 21, 2025 · There are many ways to teach photosynthesis in the classroom. Check out these 9 photosynthesis lab experiments.

Make a 0.1% bicarbonate solution by mixing 0.5 grams baking soda with 2 cups (500 mL) water. Add a few drops of liquid dish soap to this solution and mix gently, trying to avoid making suds in the …

Jul 11, 2025 · Before jumping into experiments, let's understand what photosynthesis actually is. Think of plants as tiny food factories. They take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from their roots, …

In this lab, students explore the process of photosynthesis in spinach leaves. As oxygen is produced, the density of the leaves change and they will begin floating in a sodium bicarbonate solution.

Finding a good, quantitative procedure for students to use for exploring photosynthesis is a challenge. The standard procedures such as counting oxygen bubbles generated by an elodea stem tend to be …

May 10, 2021 · Plants and a few other organisms “put together” organic matter from carbon dioxide and water, using the energy of sunlight to power the process. It is derived from the Greek word, ‘photo’ …