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Feeding on Light

Thursday 8 March, Kew Gardens
Tuesday 13 March, Wakehurst Place

Enhance your delivery at AS/A2 to make photosynthesis easy and interesting

Bench working

  • Micro separation techniques to isolate, separate and visualise photosynthetic pigments using thin layer chromatography and UV light
  • Quantitative methods of determining rates of photosynthesis using immobilised algae
  • Varying light wavelength to produce a photosynthetic action spectrum
  • Limiting factor affects
  • Commercial applications
  • Assessment of Learning Techniques

Course participants will receive a free algal growth starter pack worth £30 and lesson resources for easy introduction into the classroom.

Differentiation of workshop material will be considered to include at KS3 & KS4 delivery and to develop ideas for G&T days

£100 teacher bursary available for CPD courses in March!
To claim this bursary you need to be a teacher of KS5 and have the ability to attend this course. A simple phone call to 01444 894055, email schoolswp@kew.org, or fax 01444 894061 and give your name, school, email contact and the course and dateo f your choice will secure a place for you and a technician free of charge.

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