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How Do Biological Organisms Use Energy?

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This How Do Biological Organisms Use Energy? activity also includes:

When an organism eats, how does food become energy? Young biologists follow glucose through the process of cellular respiration to the creation of ADP using a discussion-based activity. The resource also highlights conservation of mass and energy.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
cellular respiration, hydrolysis, glucose, the law of conservation of energy, energy, food energy, eukaryotes, cell biology, active transport, energy transfer, conservation of mass, heat, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Break students into groups and have them work through the handout together, then discuss
  • Ask pupils to research how much energy biological processes such as active transport in human cells require
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should understand the basic principles of conservation of mass and energy and have some prior knowledge of cellular respiration
Pros
  • Participants work with the information in a simplified form, which allows you to build on a solid foundation as the class progresses
  • The worksheet is easy to follow and very informative
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RST.9-10.2 RST.11-12.2