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Xylem and Phloem: Transportation in Plants Lesson

This full lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint with student activities and tasks included within the document. Answers are also included at each stage for student review. This lesson focusses on the functions of the xylem and phloem, transpiration and transportation in plants. There is no formal practical, but the lesson does include a teacher demonstration (using only a celery stick and some dye), alternatively a relevant YouTube video would suffice.

Included in the lesson:

Starter task focussing on plant nutrition
Celery teacher demonstration and student predictions
Xylem and phloem discussion
Student information table task
Transpiration
Student exam question practice
Demonstration reflection
Keyword plenary activity

This lesson is ideal for students new to transportation in plants who haven’t been introduced to key terms such as xylem, phloem and transpiration.

The resource is a Powerpoint presentation with an accompanying PDF copy, so the resource can be edited and there is also a print-ready version for included worksheets. Please feel free to ask any further questions before purchasing.