This lab will help students conceptualize that plants in the dark will go through cellular respiration and in the light, plants go through photosynthesis. For the plant, I would suggest going to Petsmart or another pet supply store that sells live, under-water plants. Post-lab questions are also included.
The 18 page notes packet and corresponding PowerPoint are both full editable.
Topics include:
Reference point
Motion
Speed
Distance
Speed Formula + Practice Problems
Distance-Time Graph
Interpreting Distance - Time Graph
Velocity
Vector Quantities
Velocity vs Speed
Acceleration
Acceleration Formula + Practice Problems
Velocity- Time Graphs
Interpreting Velocity - Time Graph
Force
Types of forces- contact (gravity and friction)
Net force
Newton's Laws
Inertia
Calculating Force + Practice Pr
This unit covers the water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle as well as how energy flows through an ecosystem. We used this review before the unit test.