Color By Number Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis
🌿 Color & Comprehend: Photosynthesis Reading + Coloring Activity 🎨
Grades 10–11 Life Science (CAPS) | GCSE Biology
Looking for a way to make photosynthesis revision actually enjoyable? This printable color-by-text-evidence activity transforms review time into something calm, engaging, and educational—perfect for teens who need to revisit key science concepts without the stress of another quiz or worksheet.
With this activity, your students will:
- Strengthen comprehension and skimming skills
- Practice identifying text evidence
- Reinforce science vocabulary and processes
- Enjoy a creative outlet while still learning!
💡 How it Works:
- Students read a one-page passage about photosynthesis, written specifically for GCSE / Grade 10–11 Life Science students.
- They answer 15 multiple-choice questions, each linked to a color.
- Using the answers, they color in an image based on the code.
- Finally, they return to the text to underline evidence in the same matching colors—building retrieval and analysis skills without even realizing it.
This is more than just a worksheet—it’s quiet revision that works.
📘 What’s Covered:
- The role of sunlight in photosynthesis
- Chloroplast parts (thylakoids, stroma)
- The light-dependent and light-independent stages
- The Calvin cycle
- Reactants, products, and roles of ATP, glucose, and enzymes
- Importance of chlorophyll
🧠 Ideal For:
✔️ Comprehension practice in Life Sciences
✔️ Test review and revision sessions
✔️ Early finisher work
✔️ Homework or sub plans
✔️ Visual learners who benefit from active reading
✔️ A stress-free way to revisit content
📎 What You Get:
- 1-page reading passage (student-friendly, curriculum-aligned)
- 15-question color-by-answer worksheet
- Coloring image for text evidence
- Full answer key
- Print-and-go format—no prep needed!
This is the perfect tool for when your students say, “Can we do something fun today?”
You’ll know they’re still learning—and they’ll just enjoy the break. 🌿