Lesson 1

Where does this stuff come from?

Lesson Objectives...

Develop an initial model to describe the inputs of the system where plants get food molecules (matter).
Ask questions that arise from careful observation of food-related phenomena that the class can investigate to explain how plants get matter and energy to make food molecules.

Lesson 1 - Science Notebook - Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis Unit

MC - Lesson 1 - Slides

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Watch the maple syrup sample video. What do you notice? What are you wondering about?

Watch the maple tree tapping video. What do you notice? What are you wondering about?

Watch the maple water (maple sap) sample video. What do you notice? What are you wondering about?

MC - Lesson 1 - Reference - Food Molecule Cards

Choose a reading that represents a breakfast from a different country. Read the text and complete the questions based on what you have read.

MC - Lesson 1 - Reading - What do kids around the world eat for breakfast?

Use the food labels to gather and analyze data on what is in food.

Lesson 2 - Reference - Nutrition Labels - What is in food?

All plant foods we looked up nutritional information for have food molecules in them. Not all of the plants have the same food molecules (carbohydrates, fats, proteins), but all of them have some sugar.
Plants might get their food molecules from different sources (i.e., water, sunlight, soil).

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