Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis - 7 Engaging Lab Station Activities

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Students love doing stations, and these were no exception. It kept them engaged helped understand these processes.
This was a great resource to have my students do after going over Photosynthesis and before a long weekend.
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  1. Fully editable and Complete 5E Lesson. Everything you need to teach a unit on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. This fully-editable, no prep bundle follows the 5E model and provides step-by-step instructions on how to implement it in your classroom. The included lesson has been fully updated
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This fully editable Lab Station Activity on Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis is meant to get your students out of their seats and engaged in the content. Each station not only offers a unique opportunity to test your students' knowledge (offer an opinion, answer questions based on a video or reading, draw, etc.), but also provides a fantastic learning opportunity where your kids are learning through assessment. Each station comes with a description card while some also contain more detailed instructions, a reading, questions to answer, etc. Students are equipped with a recording sheet (passport) to write their answers. There is almost no prep for you. Simply print the cards, lay them out around the room and you're all set. An answer key is also provided where applicable.

**IN ADDITION. When you purchase this resource, you will get 1-Week of free, unlimited access to my membership program which gives you access to all my resources**

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Buyer Comments:

- Self-explanatory and the kids loved it! FANTASTIC!

- "Love lab station activities - My students love your worksheets and materials - they help clarify some abstract concepts and are overall fun to do."

- "Thank YOU! It was perfect :-)"

- "my students really enjoyed this and I loved the no prep part!!"

- "Great Resource!"

- "Very useful as review and my evaluator was very impressed with how engaged the students were "

- "I'm so excited about adding these to my curriculum, I think the students will respond well and I appreciate the obvious care and effort put into creating them!"

- "Great set of activities"

- "Another great resource from you!!!"

- "Well organized! My students loved the stations."

- "Very well put together."

- "This was a really nice, comprehensive review of photosynthesis and respiration. I liked the different challenges presented at each station and the different modalities of questions and answers. Students enjoyed the activity and were able to clearly compare and contrast respiration and photosynthesis."

- "so wonderful"

- "My students enjoy these labs!!"

- "Awesome resource for a foundations class in biology."

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These station cards are meant to be used as a lab activity but can also be utilized in a review task before a test or a quiz. Used either way, your students will love it! I know mine do and I'm telling you from first-hand experience as I've used this activity in my own class,

This lab activity covers:

- Photosynthesis

- Cellular Respiration

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Bonus Activities: To ensure your students don’t have any downtime between stations, your lab also includes a 10-word word scramble and word search, both with an answer key. You can use them as part of their mark, as a bonus so it’s not mandatory, etc. However you choose to use it, it will ensure that your students are always busy and never idle. Note: For stronger classes, I give the word scramble and for weaker ones, the word search.

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Buyer Comments:

- "I used this as a test review and it worked well. I like doing stations in my classroom and students enjoy it too!"

- "Love using this station resource! Thanks!"

You might also be interested in the following activities as they relate directly to photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration – Device-Based Scavenger Hunt Activity

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis Lesson - Introductory Lesson Package

Senior Biology if you're looking for something a little more advanced:

Photosynthesis - 2 DAY,56 slide Senior Biology PowerPoint Lesson & Student Notes

Cellular Respiration - Aerobic - Senior Biology PowerPoint Lesson

Introduction to Cellular Respiration and Fermentation - Biology PowerPoint

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How do the Lab Stations work? Each station is specially designed to be a unique complement to the material while at the same time, provide a valuable learning experience. Below is an overview of how each station works. In your activity, each will be tailored to the specific content.

Station 1: Get Hands-On – using their creative skills, students are required to draw or build.

Station 2: Research ���� using a classroom computer or their own device, students must research a specific question/issue surrounding the topic.

Station 3: Explain yourself – students write down an opinion to a question in paragraph form.

Station 4: Rest Station - students can use this time to catch up on work they didn't have time to complete at a previous station or prepare themselves for an upcoming one.

Station 5 - Applicability reading – students read a short passage from an article, website, etc. which directly connects the classroom content to a real life application.

Station 6: Test your knowledge – students answer 5 multiple choice questions then provide a written explanation for how/why they came to their conclusions.

Station 7: Learn from the expert – using a classroom computer or their own device, students must watch a short video clip and answer the associated questions. They may stop, rewind and restart as often as they like during the time frame.

Station 8 - Rest Station.

Station 9: Become the question master – Students must create 2 multiple-choice questions, 2 true/false questions and 1 short answer question. Students must also supply the answers.

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You might also be interested in my other lab station activities

Ecology and the Environment:

Ecosystems

The Classification of Living Things

Biodiversity and Invasive Species

The Carbon and Water Cycle

Climate Change

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

Ecological Succession

Plant Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

Earth's Seasons

Interactions Within Ecosystems

Biology:

Cell and the Cell Theory

The Human Digestive System

The Circulatory System

The Human Respiratory System

Mitosis and the Cell Cycle

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis

Cancer: Cell Division Gone Wrong - Volume I

Cancer: Cell Division Gone Wrong - Volume II

Cell Membrane and Transport

Hearing and the Human Ear

The Human Eye

Genetic Material: DNA and RNA

The Nervous System

Energy Flow In Ecosystems

Physics:

Newton's Three Laws of Motion

Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy

Current Electricity and Circuit Diagrams

Static Electricity

Light Optics and the Production of Light

Sound, Sound Energy and Speed

One and Two-Dimensional Motion

Uniform Acceleration

How Planes Fly

Refraction

Friction

Energy and Its Forms

Density and Buoyancy

Space Science:

The Life and Death of Stars

The Moon and its Phases

Life In Space

Our Solar System

Solar and Lunar Eclipse

Earth's Seasons

Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

Chemistry:

Atomic Model, Notation and Atoms

Chemical Reactions and Balancing Equations

Molecular and Ionic Compounds

Physical and Chemical Properties & Changes

Acids, Bases, and Neutralization Reactions

The Periodic Table

Single and Double Displacement Reactions

Balancing Chemical Equations

Synthesis, Decomposition and Combustion Reactions

Atomic Theory, Atomic Structure and Isotopes

Types of Bonds and Intermolecular Forces

The Mole/Avogadro's Number

Density and Buoyancy

These station cards are meant to be used as a lab activity but can also be utilized in a review task before a test or a quiz. Used either way, your students will love it! I know mine do and I'm telling you from first-hand experience as I've used this activity in my own class.

Thank you for your interest in my products. If you have any questions, please send me an email - devon@teachwithfergy.com

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSSMS-LS1-7
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. Emphasis is on describing that molecules are broken apart and put back together and that in this process, energy is released. Assessment does not include details of the chemical reactions for photosynthesis or respiration.
NGSSMS-LS1-2
Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function. Emphasis is on the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall. Assessment of organelle structure/function relationships is limited to the cell wall and cell membrane. Assessment of the function of the other organelles is limited to their relationship to the whole cell. Assessment does not include the biochemical function of cells or cell parts.
NGSSMS-LS2-3
Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system. Assessment does not include the use of chemical reactions to describe the processes.
NGSSMS-LS1-3
Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. Emphasis is on the conceptual understanding that cells form tissues and tissues form organs specialized for particular body functions. Examples could include the interaction of subsystems within a system and the normal functioning of those systems. Assessment does not include the mechanism of one body system independent of others. Assessment is limited to the circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, and nervous systems.
NGSSMS-LS2-1
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. Emphasis is on cause and effect relationships between resources and growth of individual organisms and the numbers of organisms in ecosystems during periods of abundant and scarce resources.

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