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Media and Technology Resources for Educators. February 27, 2014 We are thrilled to announce the release of our entire Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum as a set of eight interactive, multimedia iBooks Textbooks, available for free in the iBooks Store... read more March 31, 2014 Imagine … a school district that is teaching Digital Literacy and Citizenship lessons to 28,000 K-12 students, with 1,800 trained teachers.

Is it possible? Last week, I hosted an inspiring webinar... read more Categories: Magic Mathworks Travelling Circus. Resource: Explore an Athenian picture.

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Photosynthesis - some Activities. Following are some simple activities and experiments related to photosynthesis: To test for the presence of starch in leaves Back to Top The occurrence of starch in the leaves proves that photosynthesis has taken place. Starch can be tested with the help of iodine solution. The leaf is first decolourised by treating it in 90% ethanol (alcohol) solution. To prove that light is required for photosynthesis Take a potted plant and destarch it by keeping it in darkness for 24 hours. No, the portion covered by the strip of metal foil will not be blue-black. This is because there is no starch in that area. C. The plant cannot carry out photosynthesis in the absence of light and all the starch present in the leaves is used up. To prove that carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis Investigating the Need for Carbon Dioxide in Photosynthesis Take a potted plant. A. The portion of the leaf that was outside the bottle will test positive and turn blue-black. a.

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