Year-8 Biology Ecosystems: Plant Minerals

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In this lesson students will explain the role of nitrates, phosphates, potassium and magnesium in healthy growth. They will describe where plants get their minerals from and explain why farmers use fertilisers.

Year-8 Biology Ecosystems: Plant Minerals

In this Year-8 Biology Ecosystems: Plant Minerals lesson, students will explain the role of nitrates, phosphates, potassium and magnesium in healthy growth. They will describe where plants get their minerals from and explain why farmers use fertilisers.

The slides include extension questions, and students can choose from a variety of different tasks.

This lesson includes:

Title slide with learning objectives
A starter activity
Group reading (literacy)
Task boxes
Comprehension questions
Discussion exercise
Answer slides included for self-assessment

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