Unit 6: ENERGY FOR LIFE

LP 6.1: I can analyze data to make a claim about the cycling of energy and phosphate (matter) in the formation of ATP and ADP.

LP 6.2: I can select and use appropriate equipment and techniques to plan an investigation to explain the cycling energy and matter through the process of photosynthesis.

LP 6.3: I can analyze data to make a claim about cycling energy and matter through the process of cellular respiration.

LP 6.4: I can construct a model to explain the cycling of carbon (matter) and energy through the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere. and atmosphere.

STUDENTS WILL:

EXPLORE THE FOLLOWING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES:

- ASKING QUESTIONING AND DEFINING PROBLEMS
- DEVELOPING AND USING MODELING
- PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS
- CONSTRUCTING EXPLANATIONS AND DESIGNING SOLUTIONS



HAVE DISCOURSE ON THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS:

LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
The process of photosynthesis converts light energy to stored chemical energy by converting carbon dioxide plus water into sugars plus released oxygen.

As matter and energy flow through different organizational levels of living systems, chemical elements are recombined in different ways to form different products.

As a result of these chemical reactions, energy is transferred from one system of interacting molecules to another. Cellular respiration is a chemical process in which the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and new compounds are formed that can transport energy to muscles.

Cellular respiration also releases the energy needed to maintain body temperature despite ongoing energy transfer to the surrounding environment.


LS1.A: Structure and Function
Multicellular organisms have a hierarchical structural organization, in which any one system is made up of numerous parts and is itself a component of the next level.

LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration (including anaerobic processes) provide most of the energy for life processes.

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important components of the carbon cycle, in which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and geosphere through chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes.

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes
The main way that solar energy is captured and stored on Earth is through the complex chemical process known as photosynthesis. (secondary)


OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING CROSS CUTTING CONCEPTS

- Systems and Models
- Energy and Matter

GS 1: - QUESTIONING - Students can develop questions from observations, phenomena, prior knowledge and data.

GS 2: -INVESTIGATION - Students can design and conduct appropriate scientific investigations.

GS 3: -MODELING - Student can construct and use models to represent and analyze phenomena and systems.

GS 5: -EXPLANATION AND ARGUMENTATION - Students can develop, evaluate, and critique scientific claims/explanations, arguments and solutions based on evidence from the natural and designed world.