Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
published on: 10/5/2007
Contributing Teacher(s): Tracy Fuller
Subject Area:
Science/Life Grade Range: High School (9-12) Materials Needed:
Objective: Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary processes necessary to the survival of most organisms on Earth
Instructional Strategy: Prior Knowledge & Connections
Process Standards:
- Goal 1.8 organize data, information and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, outlines)
Content Standards:
- Science 3. Characteristics and interactions of living organisms
Time Allowance: 80 minutes
Description: This lesson will show similarities and differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Classroom Component:
Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration
Part 1
Students seem to understand photosynthesis fine but they seem to have a hard time understanding the concept of cellular respiration. I created these small lesson plans to help the students connect the two processes.
Materials:
- Templates provided in lesson plan
- Paper, I used larger paper but any size will do
- Markers
- Rubric: Use mine or create your own: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Directions for various lesson plans:
Concept Map
- Hand out template for concept map. You will have to label the arrows for them before you make copies of the map. I couldn’t seem to get that worked out on the computer. Look at diagrams I have attached to figure out what goes on each arrow.
- Hand out words that will be used for concept map.
- On a different piece of paper students are to redraw the concept map/arrows and place the words in the appropriate circle.
- On a piece of paper have the students create a T chart.
- Use the list of words and phrases titled T chart, decide where the phrases should go: photosynthesis or cellular respiration.
- On a new piece of paper have the students draw a flow chart drawing that illustrates the process of photosynthesis.
- Have them draw a sun, cloud, a plant and an animal fairly close together.
- On the sun—label Photosynthesis
- Draw an arrow from the sun to the plant. On the arrow put LIGHT.
- Draw an arrow from the cloud to the plant. On the arrow put WATER.
- Draw an arrow from the plant to the animal. On the arrow write OXYGEN.
- Draw an arrow from the animal to the plant. On the arrow write CARBON DIOXIDE.
- Make a small box on the plant somewhere and draw an arrow to somewhere on the page. This is illustrating the fact we are going into the plant.
- Next to the arrow, draw a simple plant cell, label this CELL.
- Next to the cell draw the organelle chloroplast. Put an arrow between the cell to the organelle. Label this CHLOROPLAST. This illustrates that the processes take place here.
- Next to the chloroplast draw two circles. In one circle put light reaction and in the other circle put Calvin Cycle/Dark reaction. Above the circles put 2 reactions.
- Draw an arrow from the chloroplast to the two circles.
- Next to the 2 circles write the formula C6H12O6. Above this formula write GLUCOSE. Draw an arrow from the circles to the formula.
- On this page in the corner have students summarize photosynthesis:
- What is the equation for photosynthesis?
- What are the reactants (goes in formula) for photosynthesis?
- What are the products (made from formula) for photosynthesis?
- Where does photosynthesis take place?
- What are the reactions that take place in photosynthesis?
- On a new piece of paper have the students draw a plant and a person. Have the person hold some kind of food source.
- above the plant and human write—GLUCOSE (Food source)
- Draw an arrow to the next picture which will be a simple version of a plant and an animal cell. Label above the cells—CELLS.
- Draw an arrow to the next picture—a mitochondria. Label the organelle—MITOCHONDRIA.
- Draw an arrow to the next picture, 3 circles. In the circles write: Glycolysis, Krebs, Electron Transport Chain. Above the circles write the words—3 REACTIONS.
- Draw an arrow from the three circles to the word ATP (energy). On this page in the corner have students summarize cellular respiration:
- What is the equation for cellular respiration?
- What are the reactants (goes in formula) for cellular respiration?
- What are the products (made from formula) for cellular respiration?
- Where does cellular respiration take place?
- What are the reactions that take place in cellular respiration?
- Templates provided in lesson plan
- Paper, I used larger paper but any size will do
- Markers
- Rubric: Use mine or create your own: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
- Hand out template for concept map. You will have to label the arrows for them before you make copies of the map. I couldn’t seem to get that worked out on the computer. Look at diagrams I have attached to figure out what goes on each arrow.
- Hand out words that will be used for concept map.
- On a different piece of paper students are to redraw the concept map/arrows and place the words in the appropriate circle.
- On a piece of paper have the students create a T chart.
- Use the list of words and phrases titled T chart, decide where the phrases should go: photosynthesis or cellular respiration.
- On a new piece of paper have the students draw a flow chart drawing that illustrates the process of photosynthesis.
- Have them draw a sun, cloud, a plant and an animal fairly close together.
- On the sun—label Photosynthesis
- Draw an arrow from the sun to the plant. On the arrow put LIGHT.
- Draw an arrow from the cloud to the plant. On the arrow put WATER.
- Draw an arrow from the plant to the animal. On the arrow write OXYGEN.
- Draw an arrow from the animal to the plant. On the arrow write CARBON DIOXIDE.
- Make a small box on the plant somewhere and draw an arrow to somewhere on the page. This is illustrating the fact we are going into the plant.
- Next to the arrow, draw a simple plant cell, label this CELL.
- Next to the cell draw the organelle chloroplast. Put an arrow between the cell to the organelle. Label this CHLOROPLAST. This illustrates that the processes take place here.
- Next to the chloroplast draw two circles. In one circle put light reaction and in the other circle put Calvin Cycle/Dark reaction. Above the circles put 2 reactions.
- Draw an arrow from the chloroplast to the two circles.
- Next to the 2 circles write the formula C6H12O6. Above this formula write GLUCOSE. Draw an arrow from the circles to the formula.
- On this page in the corner have students summarize photosynthesis:
- What is the equation for photosynthesis?
- What are the reactants (goes in formula) for photosynthesis?
- What are the products (made from formula) for photosynthesis?
- Where does photosynthesis take place?
- What are the reactions that take place in photosynthesis?
- On a new piece of paper have the students draw a plant and a person. Have the person hold some kind of food source.
- above the plant and human write—GLUCOSE (Food source)
- Draw an arrow to the next picture which will be a simple version of a plant and an animal cell. Label above the cells—CELLS.
- Draw an arrow to the next picture—a mitochondria. Label the organelle—MITOCHONDRIA.
- Draw an arrow to the next picture, 3 circles. In the circles write: Glycolysis, Krebs, Electron Transport Chain. Above the circles write the words—3 REACTIONS.
- Draw an arrow from the three circles to the word ATP (energy). On this page in the corner have students summarize cellular respiration:
- What is the equation for cellular respiration?
- What are the reactants (goes in formula) for cellular respiration?
- What are the products (made from formula) for cellular respiration?
- Where does cellular respiration take place?
- What are the reactions that take place in cellular respiration?
T chart
Photosynthesis Drawing:
Cellular respiration drawing:
Rubric:Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration
Part 1
CATEGORY |
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Concept Map |
Concept map is accurate in all circles and the arrows are labeled. |
Concept map is accurate but the arrows are not labeled. |
Concept map is not accurate but the arrows are labeled. |
Concept map is not accurate and the arrows are not labeled. |
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T chart |
T chart has no mistakes. |
T chart has 2 or fewer mistakes. |
T chart has 3-5 mistakes. |
T chart has more than 5 mistakes. |
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Drawing of cellular respiration |
Diagrams are labeled neatly and accurately. All five questions are answered correctly about cellular respiration. |
Diagrams are not labeled neatly and accurately. All five questions are answered correctly about cellular respiration. |
Diagrams are not labeled neatly and accurately. The five questions are not answered correctly about cellular respiration. |
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Drawing of cellular respiration |
Diagrams are labeled neatly and accurately. All five questions are answered correctly about cellular respiration. |
Diagrams are not labeled neatly and accurately. All five questions are Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration Part 1 Students seem to understand photosynthesis fine but they seem to have a hard time understanding the concept of cellular respiration. I created these small lesson plans to help the students connect the two processes. Materials: Directions for various lesson plans: Concept Map T chart Photosynthesis Drawing: Cellular respiration drawing:
Rubric:Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration Part 1
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