These four students were persistent in trying to collect evidence for all reactants and products of photosynthesis. They felt like the leaf disk activity did a great job of showing that CO2, light and water are needed and that oxygen is produced. They wanted to concentrate on glucose as a product for their independent project. Josh was great in helping to guide their work. Herb Your Enthusiasm modeled the persistence needed to work in science. They wanted to collect evidence on both reactants and products of photosynthesis. Originally they wanted to design a project that would collect glucose, but with the help of their mentor, they decided on starch. They worked a trial during the school day to make sure their protocol would work and then stayed after school to collect the data.
-- Katie Lodes, Teacher