Lab Activity: Simulating Photosynthesis

Students will simulate the process of photosynthesis by using a sprig of Elodea. Students will place the sprig in a solution of bromothymol  blue and observe it over a period of twenty-four hours as it undergoes the photosynthetic process by consuming the carbon dioxide that was dissolved into the solution by the student(s). The participants will record and analyze their findings the next school day.