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Photosynthesis Assessment

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2 questions
Farmers in part of the country have been experiencing a drought. They reached out to scientists to help them figure out why the drought is affecting their crops. The scientists observed the crops and collected data for 1 week. Their observations are below.
Write an explanation of how plants create their own food. Your explanation should include what matter is used by plants during photosynthesis and where the energy for photosynthesis comes from.

Use this checklist to make sure you include all the required information
  • Include all matter and energy that is necessary for photosynthesis to happen
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Write your explanation here

Use the evidence from the table above to construct an explanation of how the drought affected photosynthesis and plant growth.

Use this checklist to make sure your explanation includes all the required information.
  • Explain why the plants grow differently
  • Use Evidence from the table to support the explanation
  • Draws on knowledge learned of photosynthesis to explain why the plants grow differently.
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Write your explanation here.

Use these sentence starters as you write your answer:
For the EVIDENCE:
  • One piece of evidence from the table is _____.
  • Another piece of evidence is _____.
  • One thing I noticed was _____.
  • The table shows _____.
For your REASONING:
  • This is evidence that _____.
  • This is important because _____.
  • This shows that _____.
  • This evidence suggests that ____, which means _____.
For your CLAIM:
  • Therefore, _____ because _____.
  • The evidence shows that _____ because _____.