Use this category to discuss the unit: Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, & Ecosystems.
Unit Details
Description: In this 4-lesson series students use real world data to understand the factors that support plant and animal life, using Biosphere 2 as an anchoring phenomenon. Students learn about and model the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and ecosystems. They explore and interpret data related to the reintroduction of wolf into Yellowstone National Park to argue for a restoration plan to increase the beaver population in the park. (GRIDS, STRIDES)
Discipline: Physical Sciences / Life Sciences
Features: Virtual Model and Dynamic Graph, Concept Map, Automated Scoring
Grade level: 6, 7
NGSS Performance Expectations: MS-PS1 Matter and its Interactions (MS-PS1-5) / MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes (MS-LS1-5, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS1-7) / MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics (MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5)