Teaching ideas Chapter 8 Transport in plants Syllabus sections covered: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Teaching resources Syllabus section 8.1
Topic Plant transport systems
40-minute periods
Resources in Coursebook
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Activity 8.1 Identify the positions of xylem vessels in roots, stems and leaves
Resources in Workbook
Resources on this CD-ROM
Questions 8.1 to 8.5 EOCQ 4 8.2
Water uptake
2
Activity 8.2 To see which part of a stem transports water and solutes
Worksheet 8.1 The pathway of water movement through a plant
Questions 8.6 and 8.7 EOCQ 6 8.3
Transpiration
2 to 4
Activity 8.3 To see which surface of a leaf loses most water
Exercise 8.1 A transpiration experiment
Activity 8.4 To measure the rate of transpiration of a potted plant
Exercise 8.2 Tissues in a root
Worksheet 8.2 The mechanism of water movement through a plant
Activity 8.5 Using a potometer to comapre rates of transpiration under different conditions Questions 8.8 to 8.11 EOCQs 1, 3 8.4
Transport of manufactured food
2
EOCQs 2, 5
Exercise 8.3 Sources and sinks
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Chapter 8: Teaching ideas
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