Photosynthesis Comic and Doodle Notes Activity

Toss out your ordinary photosynthesis science worksheets and coloring pages, and upgrade to print-and-go comics! Your 4th, 5th, or 7th-grade science class will LOVE learning about photosynthesis and producers with these comic-style activities!

Great for struggling readers, English language learners (ESL, ELL), checked-out students, graphic novel lovers, and everyone in between. Engage your learners in reading with this highly visual learning tool!

Overview

Photosynthesis is the process producers use to transform the sun’s energy into food! Your students will love learning about photosynthesis with these vibrant science comics and activities! If plants do not have mouths, how do they get food? They absorb it from the sun in a process called photosynthesis! Learn all about it and engage readers in a new and enriching way.

The Photosynthesis Activities in this download includes:

Content

TWO COMICS- Photosynthesis and Producers
Color and black-line versions
Perfect for projecting on the front board or print as a science anchor chart poster
Black-lines serve as great science coloring pages

Guided Notes-

Words are removed allowing learners to fill in the blanks as they learn
Great for interactive science notebooks

Doodle Notes Science Worksheets-

Students can fill in the blanks and draw as the content is covered
Drawing helps solidify understanding

One Pager Comic Project

Students create a comic about photosynthesis
Blank one-pager template and rubrics provided

Photosynthesis Science Word Search

Easel Activity- Upload directly to your virtual classroom

Answer Key- To help you grade the doodle notes.

This comic is part of the Ecosystems Bundle.

What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?

They are FUN!

This is the most crucial benefit.
Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
The content STICKS.

Visual learning is EFFECTIVE.

About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
Visual information is processed faster.
Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.

EASY to implement!

These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.

Comics make content ACCESSIBLE

Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
Comics can help English Language Learners (ESL, ELL) and some SPED students find success.