Curriculum Unit
Monica Cohen
Where did the light go?
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Students model and explore conservation of matter and conservation of energy studying life processes and energy transfer between trophic levels.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
How is energy conserved in metabolic and life processes as well as in food webs?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Food Webs
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
How are matter and energy conserved in ecosystems when moving up trophic levels?
How are energy and matter conserved through the process of photosynthesis?
How are energy and matter conserved through the process of cellular respiration?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A
Trophic level
Consumer
Producer
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Cellular respiration
Mitochondria
Photosynthesis
Stoma
Chloroplast
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