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Monday, May 30, 2011

Week of May 30 - June 3

Date
Plan
What we did
Monday
1) Presentations
Presented
May 30
Tuesday
1) Photosynthesis

2) Cellular Respiration
1) Worked through main ideas of photosynthesis - Handouts
May 31
Wednesday
1) Presentations (2) 
1) Reviewed Photosynthesis today
2) Finished two more presentations
June 1
Thursday
1) Presentations
2) Photosynthesis Role Play
3) Cellular Respiration
1) Worked through PS role play
2) Presentations
June 2

Friday
1) Cellular Respiration

Set Quiz Dates
1) Activating Prior Knowledge Cellular Respiration
a) in a group of three
b) 60 second brainstorm what do we know about Cellular Respiration
c) 10 minutes research in computer lab on what key concepts/big ideas  we learn about CR.
(Must find 1 interesting Photosynthesis fact - write on coloured paper)
d) Return to class and quick review of PS
- Where is the main energy source? SUN - Why does that matter....Why is PS important to our life on this planet?  If the world had no sun, how long could we continue to produce energy?  What would happen?
e) CR - brainstorm of what we learned - work through an introductory discussion of CR
- key thoughts
- CR produces ATP
- all prok and euk cells use it
- it's the opposite process of PS


June 3