Week 7
September 29 - October 3, 2014

Learning Goals: Carry out student designed experiment to further investigate respiration rate. Describe how the light reactions convert solar energy into chemical energy and how the Calvin cycle uses chemical energy to reduce CO2 to sugar.

 

Monday - Cellular Respiration Lab – collect data for student inquiry

HW: lab presentation due 10/2

Tuesday - Introduce/work on  historical perspective on photosynthesis assignment

HW: historical photosynthesis due 10/6

Wednesday - Photosynthesis ppt

HW: lab presentation 

Thursday - Present cellular respriation lab; Introduce Modeling photosynthesis activity

HW: none

Friday - Work on modeling photosynthesis

HW: historical photosynthesis presentation 10/6

EXTRA CREDIT: 10pts into project grade for first email with correct answser
What animal has been recently found with the ability to produce energy via a photosynthesis-like process AND what pigment are they able to synthesize?