Chlorophyll - Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
How to Select a Topic Relating to This Concept
All the colors in plants and animals are due to pigments, which have many functions. Chlorophyll's function is producing energy for photosynthesis. Melanin is a skin pigment that protects people and animals from harmful solar radiation.
Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to start gathering information on questions that interest you about chlorophyll and other pigments. As you consider possible experiments, be sure to discuss them with your science teacher or another knowledgeable adult before trying them. Some pigments might be dangerous.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what questions you're answering, what you are or should be...
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