Metabolism Lesson Plan: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Metabolism. It addresses the standard of explaining how within individual organisms, food moves through a series of chemical reactions in which it is broken down and rearranged to form new molecules to support growth or to release energy. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students how they think animals get energy from food.
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Assign Metabolism Challenge and Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about metabolism while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
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Related BrainPOP Topics: Deepen understanding of metabolism with these topics: Body Chemistry, Cellular Respiration, and Nutrition.
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