Cellular Respiration Unit Plan

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As a Loplc LhaL ls parL of Lhe currlcular requlremenLs ln preparaLlon for Lhe Llvlng LnvlronmenL 8egenLs
exam sLudenLs wlll learn abouL Lhe processes LhaL are occurrlng aL a cellular level wlLhln Lhemselves
1hey wlll undersLand Lhe lmporLance of all processes and Lhe roles Lhey play ln Lhe creaLlon of A1 Lhe
mosL usable source of energy wlLhln Lhe body 1he lmporLance energy efflclency ls more Lhan [usL an
lssue of Lhe household and communlLy lL ls also a process LhaL ls occurrlng wlLhln us consLanLly
1hrough Lhe use of slmple reacLanLs oxygen and glucose we are able Lo creaLe masslve amounLs of
energy ln Lhe form of A1 1hls ls where Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween llfe cholces beLween food sources and
Lhe posslble polluLanLs of our alr sources can be conLemplaLed by Lhe sLudenLs aL a cellular level A
cholce of fasL food or chooslng Lo smoke can and wlll have deLrlmenLal effecLs aL a cellular level
Learnlng abouL Lhe lmporLance of Lhese processes and Lhe lmporLanL roles Lhey play ln our everyday
llves wlll help Lo solldlfy Lhe lmporLance of good cholces from a blologlcal perspecLlve

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Why ls energy efflclency essenLlal?
WhaL are posslble real llfe cholces LhaL can affecL Lhe ouLcomes of cellular resplraLlon?

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1hls unlL was developed ln con[uncLlon wlLh Lhe n?S sLandard 31 as Lhe focus ls on Lhe
effecLlve producLlon of A1 Slmple reacLanLs Cxygen and glucose are used ln order Lo
produce masslve amounLs of A1 1hls ls an lmporLanL aspecL LhaL Lhe sLudenLs need Lo
undersLand before movlng forward wlLh oLher unlLs ln Lhe Llvlng LnvlronmenL currlculum as lL
emphaslzes Lhe source of Lhe energy LhaL ls uLlllzed by almosL all oLher cells ln Lhe body
1here are many aspecL of cellular resplraLlon LhaL can be relaLed Lo Lhe real world ln whlch Lhe
sLudenLs llve every day As Lhe concepL of cellular resplraLlon ls very absLracL conslderlng lL
occurs aL a mlcroscoplc level relaLlng Lhe process Lo experlences LhaL Lhe sLudenLs can see wlLh
Lhelr own eyes makes Lhe concepLs easler Lo grasp uslng Lhe examples of ClL llghL bulbs or
wlndmllls sLudenLs wlll be able Lo beLLer undersLand Lhe concepLs of energy efflclency WlLh a
llLLle elecLrlclLy we produce Lhe same amounL of llghL as a sLandard lncandescenL llghL bulb wlLh
Lhe use of a compacL fluorescenL llghL bulb WlLh only a sllghL breeze Lhe huge wlnd Lurblnes
spln Lo generaLe elecLrlclLy LhaL would oLherwlse be generaLed wlLh Lhe use of masslve
amounLs of fossll fuels Llnklng Lhese concepLs Lo Lhe absLracL cellular resplraLlon process
where small amounLs of oxygen and glucose are used Lo generaLe masslve amounLs of A1 wlll
help Lo solldlfy Lhe concepL
Aslde from Lhe relaLlon of Lhe process lLself Lhere are furLher relaLlonshlps LhaL can be made
1he reacLanLs needed for Lhe process Lo occur are oxygen and glucose Lherefore Lhe sources of
Lhese reacLanLs can come lnLo play Where does Lhls oxygen LhaL reacLs aL a cellular level come
from? Llnklng breaLhlng Lo cellular resplraLlon creaLes anoLher commonallLy ln Lhe maLerlal
When we exerclse we need more energy Lherefore we breaLhe fasLer as we need more oxygen
Lo power" Lhe cellular resplraLlon process 1hls brlngs abouL Lhe oLher reacLanL glucose Cur
dleL has a dlrecL correlaLlon wlLh Lhe process so whaL we consume ls a very lmporLanL aspecL Lo
conslder 1he consumpLlon of sugars faLs proLelns and carbohydraLes all have dlfferenL uses
once ln Lhe body and consequenLly anoLher real world assoclaLlon can be made

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