Towards Artificial Photosynthesis in Science Education

Rainer Brunnert¹, Yasemin Yurdanur¹ and Michael W. Tausch^1,

¹Didaktik der Chemie, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany

Cite this paper:
Rainer Brunnert, Yasemin Yurdanur and Michael W. Tausch. Towards Artificial Photosynthesis in Science Education. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2019; 7(2):33-39. doi: 10.12691/wjce-7-2-1

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
Photo-Blue-Bottle experiment photosynthesis respiration energy conversion concentration cell model experiment 5E Instructional Model

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