eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Chemical Education 2375-1657 2019-03-06 7 2 33 39 10.12691/wjce-7-2-1 WJCE2019721 article Rainer Brunnert 1 Yasemin Yurdanur 1 Michael W. Tausch mtausch@uni-wuppertal.de 1 Didaktik der Chemie, Bergische Universit?t Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany An experiment simulating the natural cycle of photosynthesis and respiration - and dealing with both matter and energy conversion - is presented and theoretically elucidated. Teaching recommendations concerning the integration of the Photo-Blue-Bottle experiment into lower chemistry and biology education according to the 5E Instructional Model are provided as well as supplementary materials. http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/7/2/1/wjce-7-2-1.pdf Photo-Blue-Bottle experiment photosynthesis respiration energy conversion concentration cell model experiment 5E Instructional Model