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Photosynthesis and

Cellular Respiration

Week 9-Life Science

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Day 1

Photosynthesis

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By the end of today…

  • Know the basic equation for photosynthesis
  • Know what is required for photosynthesis to happen and what it produces
  • Understand why we “balance” equations

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Photosynthesis

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Build the photosynthesis equation using M&Ms…

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What do you notice?

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Chemical Equations must be balanced

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Chemical Equations must be balanced

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6 Carbons

12 Oxygens

12 Hydrogens

6 Oxygens

6 Carbons

12 Hydrogens

6 Oxygens

12 Oxygens

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Cellular Respiration

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By the end of today…

  • Know the basic formula for cellular respiration
  • Know what cellular respiration needs (reactants) and what it produces (products)
  • Explain which organisms do respiration

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How do plants get energy at night?

Or how do they use that sugar that they created during photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Lab

Doing Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration

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By the end of today…

  • Be able to correctly model photosynthesis AND cellular respiration in a plant
  • Be able to explain WHERE each processes occur inside the plant and plant cells

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