Unit 2:  Metabolic Processes

  1. All metabolic processes involve chemical changes and energy conversions.
  2. an understanding of metabolic processes enables people to make informed choices with respect to a range of personal, societal, and environmental issues.
Tutorials and Resources
Cell Transport videos
Here is an animation of diffusion.
Here is an animation of facilitated diffusion.
Here is an animation of osmosis.
Here is an animation of active transport.  (sodium-potassium pump)

Cell Organelle Function
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2X1c4K1x0&feature=related A must watch - one of my favorite producers of videos for bio; good detail about transcription
This is a great site to explore animal and plant cells...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6boqEbcJWI  Animal cell organelles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzj6TRnXmps  Parts of an Animal Cell - nice imaging and detail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqa3zPG31Uk&feature=related Cell Organelles - text and images
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqsE8CVTms Inside a Eukaryotic Cell - love the music; cool animation (unless motion sickness is an issue!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlNVfY_muM  Organelles & their Functions - humour?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmwvj9X4GNY&feature=fvwrel Khan Academy - Parts of a Cell - lengthy; different presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyC8z15KAW4 Cell Organelle rap version
http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=121084 Old but interesting analogy between restaurant and cell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqd9jYQEzw  nice basic review of plant cell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfzVWG2DnQ4  more of a comparison of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells in song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us9TPtWK3C8 different version using claymation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md86toSP37Q&feature=related song

Metabolic Processes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2X1c4K1x0&feature=related A must watch - one of my favorite producers of videos for bio; good detail about transcription
Harvard Cell Animation  - very detailed but great depiction of cell membranes & movement of vesicles.
Cell Respiration Overview Song - Good
Krebs Cycle Jazz
The Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs) Animation
Glycolysis - manipulative animation
Glycolysis the movie
Krebs Cycle - virtual lab manipulative
Electron Transport Chain - virtual lab
Cellular Respiration - ninja enzymes

McGraw-Hill Photosynthesis Light Reactions
Photosynthesis the Movie
Crash Course - Photosynthesis



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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What is photosynthesis?
What pigments present in a plant cell contribute to the process of photosynthesis?
What is chromotography?

Lesson Sequence
Review of Test
Review of Photosynthesis Introduction (ppt)
Photosynthesis Note (doc)
Chromotography lab & discussion questions
Photosynthesis Part 2 - the light reactions & dark reactions (ppt)
Photosynthesis - Light Reactions Note (doc)

Homework: 
Read Chapter on the Light Reactions, answer Q#1-4 p165
Complete the Lab Discussion Questions

Resources:
McGraw-Hill Photosynthesis Light Reactions
Photosynthesis the Movie
Crash Course - Photosynthesis
Khan Academy - Light Reactions
Khan Academy - Light Reactions & Photophosphorylation

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions


Lesson Sequence
CAM plants notes (doc) (ppt)

Homework: 
Answer Chapter Review questions in preparation for Test on Tuesday - on Photosynthesis/comparison of Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis)

Resources:
 

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?
How have plants adapted to minimize the effects of photorespiration?

Lesson Sequence
The Dark Reactions ppt....
Photosynthesis - Dark Reactions Note (doc)
Types of Photosynthesis (ppt)
Photorespiration, C4 & CAM notes (doc)

Homework: 
Answer the questions located on the last 2 slides of The Dark Reactions ppt
Read pg 166-170, Q#3, 4, 8, 9, 12
 
Resources:
How the Calvin Cycle Works (video) 
Crash Course - Photosynthesis
Khan Academy - Calvin Cycle
Khan Academy - Photorespiration
Khan Academy - C4 Plants
Khan Academy CAM Plants (video)



Friday, April 5th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions

 
Lesson Sequence

 
Homework: 


Resources:
 

Monday, February 25th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What is energy and how is it related to cellular processes?
How do we get energy from our food (glucose)?
What are the stages of cellular respiration?
What happens during glycolysis?     

Lesson Sequence
Review Coupled Reactions (ppt)
Exploring Energy Demands Inquiry Investigation
Cellular Respiration (ppt) & Note (pdf)
Crash Course - Cellular Respiration
 
Homework: 
Review Glycolysis note, watch a video etc...
Mitochondria Worksheet (doc) 

Resources
Inside the Living Cell - How cell obtain energy video 
Crash Course: ATP & Respiration
Khan Academy - ATP
Khan Academy - Cellular Respiration
Khan Academy - Introduction to Glycolysis

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
How does the Electron Transport Chain make all that ATP?? 

Lesson Sequence
Review of Glycolysis & Krebs - Bingo
The electron transport chain
ETC Manipulative

Homework: 
p133 Review Questions

Resources
Virtual Cell - Electron Transport Chain
Virtual Cell - Glycolysis

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
How does the concentration of sugar effect the rate of fermentation in yeast?

Lesson Sequence
Yeast Fermentation Lab 

Homework: 
Review 
Work on your Metabolic Biggest Loser Assignment 

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What are the stages of cellular respiration?
What happens during glycolysis?     
How is glucose converted into pyruvate?  

Lesson Sequence
Glycolysis & The Krebs Cycle
Glycolysis Bingo
Glycolysis Name Game & Questions sheet 
Metabolisms Biggest Loser Assignment

Homework: 
Glycolysis Name Game & Questions Sheet
Choose top 3 diets for the Metabolism unit assignment
Review the Krebs and Glycolysis. 

Resources
Glycolysis Animation
Krebs Cycle Animation
NAD Animation
Glucose Song
Glycolysis visual tutorial
Krebs Cycle visual tutorial
The Krebs Cycle Song

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What happens when the cell does not get enough oxygen?  
What happens to the electron carriers after depositing their electrons in the ETC? 

Lesson Sequence
Cellular Respiration Bingo & Pictionary
Anaerobic Fermentation Pathways (ppt)
Yeast Fermentation Lab Preview (doc) - Poster Lab Report
Regulating Cellular Respiration Handout (pdf)
Metabolic Alternative to Glucose (pdf)

Homework: 
Learn 4.3 - Efficiency of Cellular Respiration (doc)
Read over Yeast Lab - be prepared for making observations

Resources
No extra resources today but who knows what I'll find tonight... 

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
 

Lesson Sequence
Unit 1 Test 


Homework: 
Aspartame Project is due on tomorrow 




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Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
How do substances move in and out of cells?
How and why do cells adjust their water content?  

Lesson Sequence
Cell Transport Handout (pdf)
Passive Transport Worksheet (doc), Active Transport Worksheet (doc)

Homework: 
Complete the questions on the passive transport worksheet and fill in all information on the cell transport handout.

Resources:
Active Transport Chapter (pdf)
Passive Transport Chapter (pdf)
Cell Transport (ppt)

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
How do substances move in and out of cells?
How and why do cells adjust their water content?

Lesson Sequence
The fluid mosaic membrane (ppt)
Bubbles Lab 
POE - Grapes

Homework: 
The fluid mosaic membrane Worksheet

Resources:
The Fluid Mosaic Model Chapter (pdf)   

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Lesson Key Questions
What is energy and how is it related to cellular processes?
How do we get energy from our food (glucose)?
What are the stages of cellular respiration?
What happens during glycolysis? 

Lesson Sequence
Active Transport
Introduction to Metabolic Processes - ATP DEMO (p78)
Coupled Reactions (ppt)
Exploring Energy Demands Inquiry Investigation

Homework: 
Complete the Active Transport Questions
Read 3.1, p121 #1, 10, 12, 13, 14

Resources:
Crash Course - Membrane Transport
Crash Course: ATP & Respiration
Khan Academy - ATP
Khan Academy - Cellular Respiration
Khan Academy - Introduction to Glycolysis