SC15.5.9

Science (2015) Grade(s): 5

SC15.5.9

Construct an illustration to explain how plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into a storable fuel, carbohydrates, and a waste product, oxygen, during the process of photosynthesis.

Unpacked Content

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Knowledge

Students know:
  • What plants need to survive.
  • Parts of plants and their functions in the process of photosynthesis.
  • The sun is the source of energy.
  • Plants are producers.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Construct an illustration to explain the scientific phenomenon of photosynthesis.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Plants are producers of energy through the process of photosynthesis.

Vocabulary

  • convert
  • carbohydrates
  • waste product
  • photosynthesis
  • carbon dioxide
  • produces
  • oxygen
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