Making Algae Beads

In this activity, students create spheres of green algae for use in experiments that explore the metabolic processes of plants, including rates of photosynthesis. The activity supports 3-dimensional learning and builds toward the following:

• NGSS Science and Engineering Practice: Developing and using models; Planning and carrying out investigations
• NGSS Core Idea: Life Science 1: From molecules to organisms: Structures and processes