Throughout the week, students have been learning more and more about the activities a cell goes through. On Monday, students came back from the weekend to view their results of the "Osmosis Lab". This was a lab that groups made their own question, procedure, data tables, and hypothesis. Students were quite surprised at how large their gummy bears grew in the water. Over the next few days, students completed their lab with a full explanation on how their discoveries related to osmosis and how water molecules passed through the membrane. Students did a fine job on their labs, I was really impressed with how different the procedures ended up being. We had very interesting results!
Next, students started to get a deeper understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. This can be a challenging section, though students are putting their own creative spin on the processes. I have essentially given each student a barren island and they need to identify the organisms ( plants and animals) that co exist on the island. Additionally, students will be explaining how the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration are used on the island and how important they are.
The "fantasy island paper" needs to be typed and at least 3 paragraphs. Students have the option of either printing out their paper or sharing it with me on Google. I am really looking forward to reading these papers!
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