Energy Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 16.04.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Energy for Ecosystems
  2. Activities
  3. Teacher Resources
  4. Student Resources
  5. References
  6. Appendix A. Implementing District Standards

The Backwards and Forwards of Photosynthesis

Larissa A. Spreng

Published September 2016

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References

1At09kg.  “The scientific process of photosynthesis.” Wikimedia Commons. Last modified November 2, 2011. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17219609

2, Robert. Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis 2nd Edition.  Hoboken:

Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

3College Board. AP Biology Lab Manual, Investigation 5: Photosynthesis.  New York:

College Board, 2001.http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/courses/pdfs/cb-biology-lab-manual-1-24-12.pdf

4Delorme, 2015. “Mauna Loa CO2 monthly mean concentration” Wikimedia Commons. Based on data from Dr. Pieter Tans, NOAA/ESRL and Dr. Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mauna_Loa_CO2_monthly_mean_concentration.svg

5Gardner, Robert.  Earth's Cycles: Green Science Projects about the Water Cycle,

Photosynthesis, and More (Team Green Science Projects).  New York: Enslow

Publishers, 2011.

6Hall, David and Krishna Rao.  Photosynthesis (Studies in Biology), 6th edition.

Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, 1999.

7Helmenstine, Anne Marie. “Easy Photosynthesis Demonstration – Floating Spinach

Disks.” About Education.  Accessed July 15, 2016. http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistrydemonstrations/fl/See-Photosynthesis-in-Action-Floating-Spinach-Disks-Demonstration.htm

8Jordan, Shauna.  “Balancing Chemical Equations.” Carolina Biology. Accessed July 28,

2016. http://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/balancing-chemical-equations/tr10663.tr

9NASA.  “NASA’s Real World:  The Light Plants Need.”  NASA eClips Educators

Guide.  Accessed August 3, 2016. https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/474243main_RW8-LightPlantsNeed_508.pdf

10New Haven Public Schools.  6th Grade Pacing Guide.  New Haven:  New Haven Public Schools.  Last modified November 12, 2007. http://www.newhavenscience.org/6curroverview.htm

11NGSS Lead States. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States.

MS.Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems. Washington, DC:  The National Academies Press, 2013. http://www.nextgenscience.org/topic-arrangement/msmatter-and-energy-organisms-and-ecosystems.

12Monroe, Rob.  “Is this the last year below?”  Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Accessed August 2, 2016. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/programs/keelingcurve/2015/10/21/is-this-the-last-year-below-400/#more-1346

13SeaWiFS Project.  Seawifs global biosphere. Wikimedia Commons.  Last modified October 25, 2005.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=387228

14Triumph Learning, LLC.  Connecticut 4th Generation CMT Coach, Science, Grade 8.  New York:  Triumph Learning, 2010. 

15Vlachogianni, Thomais, and Athanasios Valavanidis. "Energy and Environmental Impact on the Biosphere Energy Flow, Storage and Conversion in Human Civilization." American Journal of Educational Research 1, no. 3 (2013): 68-78.

16Walker, D. Energy, Plants, and Man. Sausalito:  University Science Books, 1992.

17w:User:Bensaccount. “Z-scheme.” Wikimedia Commons. Last modified April 16. 2005. 

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