Week 13 - Biology

An Introduction into Cellular Respiration

This week will focus on introducing the concept of cellular respiration, essentially describing the processes that organisms use to transform various biological macromolecules through a series of reactions to make usable energy.

BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, you should be able to:

  • briefly describe the process of cellular respiration and how it mirrors photosynthesis,

  • describe the stages within the mitochondria that ultimately create ATP,

  • and compare locations within and outside of the mitochondria that relate towards energy creation.

Your Week Ahead

Day 1: Gizmos - Cellular Respiration

  1. Go to your gizmos page and begin the gizmos on cell respiration. This will need to be completed by the following Monday. You need to take notes on the important processes within this gizmos; I will check these notes for a grade.. It’s another stem case, remember that I’m not as concerned with content relating towards the STEM case itself (i.e. the medical toxicology part), more so the processes within respiration.

  2. After class, finish the Gizmos if you have not already done so in class. Also Study!

  3. Also this week, you have a journal due the following week. This journal needs to associate change in some way. I want you to read a journal entry that you’ve already done and go journal about that thing again, then describe any changes from when you first journaled about it. It needs to have at least 2 figures (properly labeled), and create a null and alternate hypothesis about whatever it is you’re observing.

Below are the videos you should be watching for your test Friday.

 

Day 2: Photosynthesis Lab

  1. Follow the instructions from your substitute, Dr. Carpenter, who will instruct you how to complete the lab today. Have fun!

  2. After class, read pages 250-260 in your textbook and be prepared to walk through the process in a general sense next week.

 

Day 3: Test!

  1. You’ll spend the day working on your test covering chemical reactions, enzymes, cell history, cell structure, and cell transport.

  2. After the test, finish the Gizmos if you have not already done so.

DOWNLOADED FILES

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Test on Day 3.

Did you…?

  • … finish your Gizmos reviewing cellular respiration AND take notes on the relevant content? I’ll be checking this on Monday.

  • … finish your readings (pages 250-260) in your textbook?

  • … finish your "Terms to Know: Week 13”?

  • …finish your journal described on this week’s day 1?