Download Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Our group’s unit plan was designed to be a general outline that could be easily adapted to a wide variety of lessons and applications.
At the end of the block plan you will find a list of resources and activities that could be used as part of or in addition to this lesson.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Unit Objectives—
1. Know what environmental factors affect the rate of photosynthesis. Know how each factor affects the rate of photosynthesis (carbon
dioxide, temp, light intensity
2. Know the location where photosynthesis and respiration takes place in general and the specific location where the chemical
reactions take place. (ie. Know what a biochemical pathway)
3. Know the names for the phases and what happens during each phase in photosynthesis and respiration.
4. Be able to write a chemical equation for photosynthesis and respiration as well as describe the chemical reaction using words.
Know the products and the reactants of photosynthesis and respiration, where each substance comes from and where it goes to after
the reaction takes place.
5. Know the function of each of the following cellular structures parts: mitochondrion, (outer membrane, inner membrane,
intermembrane space, matrix, crista) chloroplast, (thylakoids, grana (granum), stroma) and stomata
7. Know the high energy molecules created and the cycles of molecules that occur during the different phases of photosynthesis and
respiration. (understand the cellular energy currency)
8. Know why photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important chemical process, and know why photosynthesis and cellular
respiration should be studied should be studied.
Alignment with Standards: Benchmarks and State Standards (8th grade and CIM levels)
LIFE SCIENCE: Understand structure, functions, and interactions of living organisms and the environment
Content Standard: Describe the characteristics, structure, and functions of organisms.
Benchmark: “Describe, explain, and compare the structure and functions of cells in organisms..”
Benchmark: “Describe how biological systems can maintain equilibrium (homeostasis).”
Benchmark: “Identify unique structures in cells from plants, animals, and prokaryotes.”
Benchmark: “Identify cell organelles and state how their activities contribute to a particular type of cell carrying out its functions.”
Benchmark: “Explain the role of the cell membrane in cell transport”
Benchmark: “Distinguish between active and passive transport, including diffusion and osmosis, explaining the mechanics of each.”
Benchmark:”Describe photosynthesis as a chemical process and part of the carbon cycle..”
This plan is set to work on a block schedule~ 80 mins or so. (in which case the days would be wrong) The lessons could be spread out
more to be fit into a 50 minute class schedule.
Block Plan:
Monday
Preassessment (Survey
Monkey?)
Intro to photosynthesis
--Lecture w/ppt
-- historical experiments
Start elodea lab activity
http://home.gwu.edu/
~mtorchin/teaching.html
Start with “Why study
photosynthesis?”
Tuesday
Lecture –How does
photosynthesis work?
Use visuals/ ppt to show
reaction of
photosynthesis.
Wednesday
Use photosynthesis
equation as an intro to
cellular respiration
(sugar as product then
reactant) Show visual
organizer?
-- Biology corner
photosynthesis lab?
Intro to cellular
www.biologycorner.com/ respiration process
worksheets/photosynthesis
_sim.html
Observations of elodea
Thursday
Cellular respiration
continued
Friday
Respiration and
Photosynthesis kinesthetic
activity.
Structure of
Mitochondrion and how http://www.theit relates to the process aps.org/education/k12curric
of cellular respiration
/activities/pdfs/carswell.pdf
Debrief activity using
visual organizer.
lab
Chloroplast structure
**Introduce Final Unit
Observations of elodea lab Project?
Monday
***New Lesson***
Review from weekend
using visual organizer.
Introduce “open ended”
question. What would
happen if there were no
Photosynthesis.
Set down some scenarios
and have students
brainstorm what would
happen during the
process.
Tuesday
Summation activity.
Lab report/ Poster/ Short
story etc.
Wednesday
Photosynthesis and
Respiration Exam/Quiz
Thursday
Friday
Possible Activities and Resources:
Photosynthesis
Inquiry Lab: http://home.gwu.edu/~mtorchin/teaching.html
NASA Closed System (Elodea) Lab: http://quest.nasa.gov/smore/teachers/act10.html
General Info w/ pictures: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html
Why Study Photo? http://www.ontariocorn.org/envt/envphoto.html
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/study.html
Photo and Photography Lab: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/morishita_pictures.html
Photosynthesis Simulation: http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/photosynthesis_sim.html
Teaching Resources: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001807.shtml
Easy Breakdown of Photo: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/photosyn.htm
Both Photosynthesis and Respiration
Kinesthetic Activity: http://www.the-aps.org/education/k12curric/activities/pdfs/carswell.pdf
Teaching Resources: http://www.nclark.net/PhotoRespiration#Labs
http://www.lkwdpl/org/lhs/cellrespiration/
http://www.troy.k12.ny.us/thsbiology/skinny/skinny/respiration.html
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S000/807.shtml
Graphic Organizer: http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/ecb/photosynthesis_respiration.html
Cellular Respiration:
General Info: http://www.troy.k12.ny.us/thsbiology/skinny/skinny_respiration.html
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/Michael.Gregory/files/Bio%20101/Bio%20101%20Lectures/Cellular%20Respiration/cellular.htm