Unit:
Course:
Panorama High School Curriculum Maps
Topic: Cellular Energetics
Department:
Grade(s):
Number of Days:
Key Learning(s): Light is converted into chemical energy by plants and isthen
used by ALL living things for life functions.
Plants make glucose from the sun’s energy
All organisms use mitochondria to make energy from glucose
Instructional Tools:
Unit Essential Question(s): What would happen to human cellular respiration if photosynthesis did
not occur?
Concept:
Photosynthesis
Concept:
Cellular Respiration
Concept:
Fermentation
Standard(s): 1f
Standard(s):1i
Standard(s):
Concept Topics:
Structure of chloroplasts
Photosynthesis in detail
Concept Topics:
Structure of Mitochondria
Cellular respiration in detail
Concept Topics:
Fermentation
Unit : Intro to the Science of Biology
Panorama High School Curriculum Maps
Course: Biology
Topic: Cellular Energetics
Department: Science
Grade(s): 9th and 10th
Number of Days: 4 or 5 days
Lesson Essential Questions:
How is energy from the sun used by a
plant?
Lesson Essential Questions:
How does energy from the sun get
used by an animal like a human?
Lesson Essential Questions:
Textbook Connection and
Additional Readings:
Chapter 4.1-4.6
Textbook Connection and
Additional Readings:
Chapter 4.1-4.6
Textbook Connection and
Additional Reading:
Chapter 4.1-4.6
Vocabulary:
Photosynthesis, chlorophyll,
thylakoid, light-dependent reaction,
light independent reaction,
photosystem, electron transport
chain, Calvin Cycle
Vocabulary:
Cellular respiration, aerobic
glycolysis, anerobic, Krebs Cycle,
Vocabulary:
Fermentation, lactic acid
Labs/Activities:
Elodea Lab or Waterweed (comp.
simulation)
Chromatography lab
Labs/Activities:
Observing respiration lab
Labs/Activities:
Fermentation lab