Inquiry Questions:
1. What elements does carbon bond with to make up life’s molecules?
2. Why is water such a unique compound?
3. What are the functions of the four groups of macromolecules?
4. How does one know that enzymes speed up chemical reactions?
5. How are rates of enzyme activity in cells affected by various factors such as pH or temperature?
6. How do plants and other organisms capture energy from the sun?
7. What variables can be manipulated to change the rate of photosynthesis?
8. What variables affect the rate of cell respiration?
9. How does body heat relate to cellular respiration?
10. How is ATP involved in many chemical reactions in the cell?
11. What is the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Links:
FunBrain Proton Don Molecule Magic Chemistry and You Interactive The Periodic Table Song Chem4Kids
WebElements Interactive Periodic Table Water Properties Tutorial Molecule Game The Particle Adventure
CHNOPS Building Molecules Interactive Molecules of Life Tutorial The Tree of Life's Macromolecules
Macromolecule Game Macromolecule Interactive Food Macromolecules Macromolecule Flash Cards
Carbohydrates Interactive Proteins Interactive Lipids Interactive Enzyme Animations Enzyme Game
Light Reaction Animation Dark Reaction (Calvin Cycle) Animation Photosynthesis Animation Photosynthesis Tutorial
Cellular Respiration Animation Glycolysis Animation ATP Synthesis Animation
Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration Animations Amazing Cell Biology Animations Algae Fuel Video
ACTIVITY Fun with Energy PS vs. CR.pdf
ARTICLE Making Energy from Food.pdf
NOTES Macromolecules fillin.pdf
Worksheet: Macromolecules Concept Map.pdf
Worksheet: Macromolecule Comparison Table.pdf
NOTES Properties of Water fillin.pdf
LAB Properties of Water_student.pdf
Properties of Water Lab TASK CARDS.pdf
NOTES Cell Respiration.pdf
LAB Yeast Respiration.pdf
NOTES Photosynthesis 2013.pdf
WKST Photosynthesis & Respiration.pdf
NOTES Enzymes.pdf
WORKSHEETS
HOMEWORK(5%)
QUIZ (25%- every E-Day)
Quiz #1: Students recall and identify the three states of matter and lab safety rules (online)
Quiz #2: Study Guide posted in Google Classroom.
HS-LS1-6: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules.
Quiz #3: Study Guide posted in Google Classroom.
HS-LS1-5: Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
HS-LS2-5: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
HS-LS1-7: Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.
Quiz #4: Study Guide posted in Google Classroom.
HS-LS2-3: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
Quiz #5: Study Guide posted in Google Classroom.
Student will examine models of the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles and explain how nitrogen and phosphorous are transformed and cycled within all ecosystems, and why this transformation and cycling is necessary for the integrity of the ecosystem.
Quiz #6: Study Guide posted in Google Classroom.
HS-LS2-1: Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
HS-LS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
HS-LS2-4: Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.