Monday, Dec. 3, 2012

Photosynthesis

Tasks for today:

1. Answer some questions
2. Learn about photosynthesis
3. Listen to a song
4. Draw a diagram
5. Look at photosynthesis at a molecular level

Where does photosynthesis happen?  It's inside of an organelle that we just studied.

What is photosynthesis?  What does photosynthesis mean?  Click here to find out

What actually happens during photosynthesis? (remember that CO2=carbon dioxide and  H20=water)

Photosynthesis Rap VideoClick here

Make your own drawing of the photosynthesis. Here is an example of student work

Illuminating PhotosynthesisClick here
Click on Launch Interactive

1. Read the first page, then click on CycleCycle Page-Answer this question:
2. What did you have to do to get the girl to breath oxygen (the green dots)?
3. Atomic Shuffle-Draw the picture of the glucose molecule (it's the picture where all the molecules are connected).  What do you think the C's, H's, and O's stand for?  If your not sure, look at the yellow chart above the sink.
4. Puzzler-Write down your answers to each question.  Were you right?