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Forest Lab: Photosynthesis (Gr 4-7)

Offered by
Surrey Nature Centre
Last updated on
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

Dig deeper into photosynthesis with our 2-hour, fully indoor Forest Lab program. Students will be scientists-for-a-day and will investigate leaf pigments and stomata of native deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Through a chromatography experiment and viewing leaf stomata with microscopes they will determine if our hypotheses are scientifically supported.

Big Ideas
  • All living things sense and respond to their environment.
  • Energy can be transformed.
  • Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.
  • Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.
  • Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.
  • Evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things.
    • Trip Details
    City: 
    Surrey
    For Grades: 
    4, 5, 6, 7
    Months Available: 
    January, February, March
    Days Offered: 
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
    Times Offered: 
    9:30 am
    Duration: 
    See notes. minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    30
    Offered In French: 
    No
    Also Offered For: 
    Homeschool
    Packages Provided: 
    Pre-Visit Information Package
    Fee Details
    Fee Notes: 

    $150.90 per class (max 30 students). 15 minute snack break not included in the 2-hour program time.

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