Team Project...
1. As a team, you will pick a photosynthetic organism, in which you will answer the phenomenon question. Your question will look like "What are (name of your organism) and how do they use energy?" Be sure to use the sign up sheet, so you officially record the start of your team project.
2. As a team, brainstorm questions that you will need to ask that will help you answer your specific phenomenon question. Divide the questions up amongst team members. Each team member should use these questions to create a MindMap. Research the answers to the questions.
3. Decide as a team what type of presentation you would like to create to present this information to the class. (Spark video, Prezi, short play, a song, art display, etc. you decide)
4. Here is a list of requirements for your presentation:
2. As a team, brainstorm questions that you will need to ask that will help you answer your specific phenomenon question. Divide the questions up amongst team members. Each team member should use these questions to create a MindMap. Research the answers to the questions.
3. Decide as a team what type of presentation you would like to create to present this information to the class. (Spark video, Prezi, short play, a song, art display, etc. you decide)
4. Here is a list of requirements for your presentation:
- Answers to your MindMap questions (your group should have a minimum of 4 questions per person)
- What is photosynthesis and how does it work in regards to your organism? Explain in great detail.
- How does your organism get energy - what kind of energy? Explain in great detail.
- How does your organism store energy - what kind of energy? Explain in great detail.
- How does your organism use energy - what kind of energy? Explain in great detail.
- Does another organism benefit from your organism's energy?
- How does your organism use energy to transform matter?
- Write a script that clearly explains the answers to all of your questions and what visuals will go with your explanations.
- Use lots of pictures, diagrams, charts, graphs, whatever it takes to show your explanations
- Create and practice your presentation
- Sign up for a presentation time
Resources to help you learn what you need to know about Photosynthesis and Energy for your photosynthetic organismThe Great Plant Escape
Our Textbook - Pages 81 - 88 Science New for Kids - Stomata Science News for Kids - Chlorophyll Science Daily - Chloroplast Biology 4 Kids - Plant information Chem 4 Kids - Metabolism PBS - Photosynthesis (interactive) Easy Science for Kids Science Kids Nature - Photosynthesis and insects Wired - Photosynthesis and insects Huffington Post - Photosynthesis and insects Science News for Kids - Microbes Science Daily - Photosynthesis and This article too and this one Science Daily - Viruses and Bacteria and Photosynthesis Science Daily - Algae and Photosynthesis Science Daily - Bacteria and Photosynthesis Science Daily - Blue Green Algae and Photosynthesis Mnn - Salamander and photosynthesis Nature - Salamander and photosynthesis Newscientists - Salamander and photosynthesis Wired - Salamander and photosynthesis ZMEScience - Salamander and photosynthesis What kind of energy does the Sun provide? (listen to the information on the first page, then read through the information on the next two pages.) What is energy? Check out this infographic about plants and photosynthesis...
Check out this infographic about carbon dioxide, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
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Check List for PresentationsPlease check to make sure that your team has:
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Cellular Respiration Mini Film Festival
Watch the following short films, take note with Cornell Note forms. Can you explain how cellular respiration works in you? Write the answer on your notes. English speakers: watch film #1 and #2; Spanish speakers watch Film#3
Film #1: "Cellular Respiration" NC Science
Film #2 "Cellular Respiration and Hummingbirds"
Film #3(Spanish): "Photosynthesis and Respiration"
BrainPop: (We'll watch this one as a class)
"Cellular Respiration"
We will complete the Challenge in your science journal
Film #1: "Cellular Respiration" NC Science
Film #2 "Cellular Respiration and Hummingbirds"
Film #3(Spanish): "Photosynthesis and Respiration"
BrainPop: (We'll watch this one as a class)
"Cellular Respiration"
We will complete the Challenge in your science journal
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Reading
Use our Textbook to learn more about Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. Answer all of the questions in your science journal, add any important keywords and definitions you come across, and write down anything you did not already know about Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. Read pages 81 - 88. Also, draw any illustrations that will help you learn. LEARNING GOAL: To be able to explain Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration.
THEN, create a diagram showing the steps of photosynthesis
THEN, create a diagram showing the steps of cellular respiration
THEN, after you've done your reading, create a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the processes.
THEN, create a diagram showing the steps of photosynthesis
THEN, create a diagram showing the steps of cellular respiration
THEN, after you've done your reading, create a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the processes.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Lab
READ FIRST:
During this lab you will be using Skittles to represent the molecules found in photosynthesis and respiration reactions. While studying these two reactions you will encounter the following molecules: CO2 (carbon dioxide) H2O (water) C6H12O6 (glucose) O2 (oxygen).
As you know, photosynthesis is the process in which plants (also called autotrophs or producers) use water and the radiant energy of the sun to create simple sugar (glucose) as a food source with oxygen as one of the products of the reaction.
Cellular Respiration is the process that takes place in the cells of organisms in which chemical reactions turn sugar (glucose) that we get from food along with oxygen into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). For the purposes of the lab, we will refer to ATP as "energy," you can think of it as a kind of chemical battery that allows our body to store energy and re-release it when needed.
The Law of Conservation of Matter is a fundamental principle of science that states that matter is neither created nor destroyed, it simply changes forms. You will see that during photosynthesis and respiration that the number of atoms in the reactants (the reactants (the ingredients) on the left side of the formula) will equal the atoms in the products (the things that are given off after the ingredients/reactants undergo a chemical reaction, on the right side of the formula). You will also learn the molecules that make up the reactants and products for photosynthesis and respiration.
Materials:
- Skittles
- 2 clean pieces of paper
- pencil
- Lab Form (below)
DO NOT EAT THE SKITTLES UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE LAB!!!!
Make sure your hands are clean!
Directions:
1. Decide what color Skittle you are going to use to represent each kind of atom. Write this information in the form below.
2. Look at the two chemical equations for photosynthesis and respiration below. What are the reactants and products? Write this information in your form below.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS: 6CO2 + 6H2O arrow C6H12O6 + 6O2
CELLULAR RESPIRATION: C6H12O6 + 6O2 arrow 6CO2 + 6H2O2
3. Place the correct combination of Skittles for the reactant side of the photosynthesis equation on your paper. Be sure to have the correct color and number of Skittles representing the atoms. Arrange the Skittles in the correct order. Under the Skittles, write the reactant part of the equation. Now place the correct combination of Skittle for the product side of the photosynthesis equation on your paper. Under the Skittles, write the reactant product part of the equation. Take a picture of your paper, and then upload the photo on the form below.
4. Now do the same procedure you did in #3 for respiration. Take a picture of your paper, and then upload the photo on the form below. You may need to use some of the Skittles you used for photosynthesis to complete the respiration equation.
5. Answer the remaining questions on the form below.
6. In your science journal, draw the reactant molecule for photosynthesis and the product molecule for photosynthesis using the same colors of Skittles you used for the lab.
7. In your science journal, draw the reactant molecule for respiration and the product molecule for respiration using the same colors of Skittles you used for the lab.
8. In your science journal, answer this question: What do you notice about the two different reactant molecules and the two different product molecules? What is the same and what is different?
9. Using the notes you have taken about Photosynthesis and Respiration as well as what you've learned from doing this lab, draw a Venn diagram in your science journal showing what is unique about each of these chemical reactions and what traits they both share.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Lab Form
Quizlet
Words you should have in your vocabulary for this phenomenon:
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Glucose
Law of Conservation of Matter
ATP
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
reactants in chemical reaction
products in chemical reaction
chlorophyll
chloroplast
mitocondria
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Glucose
Law of Conservation of Matter
ATP
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
reactants in chemical reaction
products in chemical reaction
chlorophyll
chloroplast
mitocondria