Cellular Energy (Photosynthesis & Respiration)
Module 03 — Fuel & Fire
Target Phenomenon
Why do marathon runners hit “the wall”? Glycolysis, oxygen debt, and energy budgeting in living systems.
NGSS Standards
- HS-LS1-5 — Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
- 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. (Energy transfer)
- 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. (Matter cycles)
Lesson Breakdown
| Lesson | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| L01 | [TBD] | Launch |
| L02 | [TBD] | Explore |
| L03 | [TBD] | Explore |
| L04 | [TBD] | Explain |
| L05 | [TBD] | Elaborate |
| L06 | [TBD] | Evaluate |
Total: 6 lessons
Recommended Prior Module
M02 — The Smallest Machines (Cells)
Notes
Students map the energy economy of cells. Design experiments with aquatic plants/photosynthesis indicators.