| Lab Name |
Photosynthesis in Plants
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| Subject Area |
Science
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| Grade |
7
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| Topic |
Plant Nutrition.
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| Experiment Title |
Photosynthesis in Plants
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| Hardware |
COSMOS Toolkit, IoT Nodes with sensors (i.e., temperature, humidity, polluting dust, luminocity, CO2)
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| Software |
COSMOS Toolkit Framework, Chronograf.
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| Number of Sessions to teach the topic |
1 - 2 days
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| Educational standards to be addressed |
New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NGSS)
- MS-LS1-8
Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli, resulting in immediate behavior and/or storage as memories.
Common Core Standards
- SL.8.5
Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
- RST.6-8.9
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text or prepared information on the same topic.
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| COSMOS concepts to be used for the lab |
Detecting, recording and converting environmental data into electronic data and displaying such data in a usable format.
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| K12 Educational Goals (How the educational goals are achieved through teaching using the experiment, how the topic is connected to the COSMOS concepts used) |
Most plants perform photosynthesis under certain conditions and with certain input factors. Environmental sensors linked to the COSMOS Technology Toolkit can detect and record levels of environmental gasses that indicate whether or not photosynthesis is taking place.
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| Short Description and Walk-through of the experiment |
Students will be introduced to the lesson with a short slide show. Students will set up the experiment with 2 plants (1 in sunlight and 1 in darkness) with CO2 sensors with each plant. The COSMOS Technology Toolkit will record the levels of CO2 with each plant at different intervals throughout the school day for both plants. They will also observe how the 2 plants look at the end of the experiment on day 2. Students will then use the information collected to answer questions on their handout relating to the experiment. A culminating discussion will follow to clear up any misunderstandings or unfamiliar concepts relating to the experiment.
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| Testbed mapping of the experiment |
The experiment can be extended by executing it into a testbed (ORBIT/COSMOS) through the following steps:
Testbed nodes-sensors can provide real-time data on temperature, humidity, and CO2 and help manage certain fragile or threatened ecosystems.
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