Science Time - Middle School Life Science Pt 6: Powerhouse Processes

Students will understand the reactants, processes and products of photosynthesis.
Students will understand the reactants, processes and products of cellular respiration.
Students will connect biological processes to activities that they perform every day.
Standards: 
MS-LS1-6. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
MS-LS1-7. Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. 

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Students will be given periodic readings, videos to watch and review sheets. 
Students will complete a diagram project during week 5 (About 2 hours of work)
Students will be given weekly note sheets to encourage intentional note taking and on task thinking.

Student will be assessed informally through question and answer periods, note sheets, and a final project. 

1 hour per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

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