HowOurCellsMakeEnergy

PracticuminEducation&Training
Reynolds3/4thperiod
PurwaBaseer


Objective:Theobjectiveofthislessonistohelpthestudentsgaina
betterunderstandingaboutthephysicalandchemicalprocessesof
cellularrespiration.Cellularrespirationisasetofmetabolicreactions
thattakesplacewithinanorganism'scelltoconvertbiochemicalenergy
intoadenosinetriphosphate.

TEKS:

112.34.Biology,BeginningwithSchoolYear2016-2017(One
Credit).
(c)Knowledgeandskills
(9)Scienceconcepts.Thestudentknowsthesignificanceof
variousmoleculesinvolvedinmetabolicprocessesandenergy
conversionsthatoccurinlivingorganisms.Thestudentisexpectedto:
(A)comparethestructuresandfunctionsofdifferenttypesof
biomolecules,includingcarbohydrates,lipids,proteins,andnucleic
acids.
(B)comparethereactantsandproductsofphotosynthesisand
cellularrespirationintermsofenergyandmatter.

Materials:

1. CellulandBoardGameSet
2. GoogleChromebooks(oneperstudent)
3. GooglePresentationoverCellularRespiration
4. AsetofprintedcopiesofadiagramofCellularRespiration
5. Acomputer
6. Aprojector


Modeling:
Overthecourseoftwodays,studentswilllearnofthespecificsetof
metabolicreactionsandprocessesthatoccurwithinthemitochondriaof
acell,toproducecellularrespiration.

DayOne:
Onthefirstdayofthelesson,theteacherwillpresentaGoogle
presentationoverCellularRespiration.Thefirsttopicofdiscussionwill
beanoverviewofthepurposeofCellularRespirationandhowthat
helpsorganismsperformnecessaryeverydayfunctions.Next,the
presentationwillfocusontheprocessofGlycolysis,whichoccursinthe
cytoplasmnearthemitochondria,andischaracterizedbythebreakdown
ofglucosebyenzymesandthereleasingofenergyandpyruvicacid.
UpondiscussingGlycolysistoitsfullextent,theteacherwillthen
proceedtoPyruvateOxidation.He/shewillelaborateonthe
transferringofCellularRespirationfromthecytoplasmtotheinsideof
themitochondria.Here,eachpyruvateisconvertedintoatwo-carbon
moleculeboundtoaCoenzymeA,creatingAcetylCoA.Thispartwill
bebrief,andtheinstructorwillsooncontinuetoTheKrebsCycle.In
thisportion,theteacherwillelucidateontheimportanceofTheKrebs
Cycle,whichisaseriesofchemicalreactionsusedtoreleasestored
energythroughoxidationofAcetylCoA.Tobringthepresentationto
itsconclusion,theteacherwilldiscussOxidativePhosphorylationand
itsrelevancetotheelectrontransportchainandATPSynthaseto
producenewATP(energy)forthecell.

DayTwo:
TheteacherwilldistributeahardcopydiagramoftheCellular
Respirationprocesstoeachstudent.Theteacherwillreviewthe
materialhe/shewentoverthepreviousdaybyaskingchronological
questionsabouteachsectionoftheCellularRespirationprocess.
BeginningwithGlycolysis(thefirstpartofCellularRespiration,which
takesplaceoutsideofthemitochondria)theteacherwillaskareview
question,andthestudentswillraisetheirhandstoanswertheproblem.
Afteraskingtwotothreequestionsaboutthisprocess,theteacherwill
moveon.Now,thetopicofPyruvateOxidationwillberevisited,andthe
teacherwillaskanothertwotothreereviewquestionsrelatedtothe
breakdownofcarbonmoleculesintopyruvates,toensuretheclasshasa
thoroughunderstanding.Next,theinstructorwillproceedtoTheKrebs
Cycle.Thissectionwillcontainabulkofthequestions(becauseofthe
complexityoftheprocess).Lastly,theinstructorwillexploreOxidative
Phosphorylationandasktwotothreequestionsregardingtheelectron
transportchainandATPproduction.Toconcludethereviewsession,
theteacherwillthengiveabriefoverviewtoprovideclarification.

Hereisthediagramthatstudentswillfollowfortheirreviewsessionon
DayTwo:

Activity:

Onthesameday,thestudentswillfollowtheirreviewsessionby
playingamonopoly-esquegameboard,calledCelluland.
- Studentswillneedtogetintopartnergroups(maximumthree
players)
- Eachpersonwillselectaglucosepiece(representedbyaHigh
SchoolMusicalcharacter)andpositiononthestarterplace.
- Bothpeoplewillrollthedie,andthepersonwiththelargest
numberwillbeginthegame.

ToPlaytheGame:
- Thefirstplayerwillrollthedieandmovethecorresponding
numberofspaces.
- Then,playertwowillretrieveacard(fromthesamecoloreddeck
player1landedon)andreadplayeronethequestion.
- Ifplayeroneanswersthequestionright,he/shewillremainat
theircurrentposition.
- Ifplayeroneanswersincorrectly,thenplayerhe/shewillreturnto
thestartingposition.

AdditionalInformation:
- Ifanyplayerlandsontheblackspaceofdoomontheboard,the
playermuststartoverfromthebeginning.
- Anyspacethathasagoback/ahead___spaces,aplayermust
follow,butwillnotpickupacardifhe/shelandsonacolored
space.

Assessment:

Inordertoassesswhatthestudentshavelearnedfromthisunit,the
teacherwilldistributeacomicbookproject.Forthisassignment,the
studentswillberequiredtowrite,design,andcreateanonlinegraphic
novelregardingtheprocessofCellularRespiration.Theteacherwill
provideGooglechromebooksforallstudents,whichtheywilluseto
accesshttps://www.pixton.com/createtocreatetheircomicstory.

Thewebsitewillallowstudentstochoosefromthreeoptions:Comic
Strip,Storyboard,andGraphicNovel.Afterchoosingtheirpreference,
thestudentswillproceedtocreatetheironlinestory.

Forexample,astudentmaycreateashortstorynovelaboutGlen,a
superheroglucosemolecule,whomustundergoalongarduousjourney
andtackleaseriesofobstacles(thedifferentprocesses)tosaveagroup
electronsstuckintheelectrontransportchain.

Uponcompletion,thestudentswillsendtheircompletedgraphicnovel
totheirteacherviaemail.Optionally,thestudentsmaypresenttheir
completedgraphicnoveltotheirpeersthroughtheclassprojector.

Citations:

1. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentati
on
2. http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/cellresp/intro.html
3. https://www.biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/N100/2k4ch7respirationnotes.html