Introduction
First of all, without plants the entire food chain—or more accurately the food web—would lose its foundation. All animals (including us humans) ultimately depend on plant material either directly, or indirectly through their herbivore prey. Think of that next time you sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar, or drink a glass of milk, or munch on a turkey sandwich. All require one type of plant or another!
On top of that, all animals require the oxygen released by plants. Without continual photosynthesis, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would slowly diminish.
What will happen if we continue to destroy our forests and wild areas—and lose the immeasurable quantities of carbohydrates manufactured and pure oxygen released? What will we do when there aren’t enough green plants to fill our needs?
Animals and plants both synthesize fats and proteins from carbohydrates; thus glucose is a basic energy source for all living organisms. The oxygen released (with water vapor, in transpiration) as a photosynthetic byproduct, principally of phytoplankton, provides most of the atmospheric oxygen vital to respiration in plants and animals, and animals in turn produce carbon dioxide necessary to plants. Photosynthesis can therefore be considered the ultimate source of life for nearly all plants and animals by providing the source of energy that drives all their metabolic processes.
Task
Click on each website below to learn more about what is photosynthesis, it's important and it's cycle.:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis
IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/photosynthesis-importance-photosynthesis.html
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/the_important_role_of_photosynthesis
CYCLE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/earth3.htm
WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZ1EsA5_NY
Your task, is to answer these following question from the different sites and put you answer on the MS Office word and sent it to my email: rubijeric98@yahoo.com
Visit this page/link and ans
wer the following question:
http://www.biologycorner.com/quiz/qz_photosynthesis.html
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PhotosynthesisQuiz.html
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/photosynthesis/quiz388.html
http://www.tusculum.edu/faculty/home/ivanlare/html/quiz/10q-photosynthesis.html
Process
1. Research on internet and books about the importance of photosynthesis.
2. Make a graphic organizer presenting the cycle of photosynthesis.
3. Explain what is photosynthetic process?
Evaluation
Evaluation
The following rubric shows you how you will be graded on this Plant Power WebQuest activity. Refer back to this page often to make sure that you are on task and have everything completed for this project.
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Beginning 6 or Below |
Developing 7 |
Accomplished 8 |
Exemplary 9 |
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Online Activity |
the activity are answer. | the given activity are answered well. | the given activity re answered correclty and precisely. | the activity are answered accurately with satisfactory. | |
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Final Project - Letter |
Less than 75% of the required content listed on the Letter Graphic Organizer is present. | At least 75% of the required content listed on the Letter Graphic Organizer is present. | Almost all of the required content listed on the Letter Graphic Organizer is present. | All of the required content listed on the Letter Graphic Organizer is present. | |
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Final Project - Understanding of Content |
Student accurately describes 2 or less facts learned about plant life. | Student accurately describes 3 important or interesting facts learned about plant life. | Student accurately describes 4 important or interesting facts learned about plant life. | Student accurately describes 5 important or interesting facts learned about plant life. | |
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Participation |
Student hardly makes an effort to participate in the WebQuest process. | Student sometimes makes and effort to participate in the WebQuest process. | Student makes an effort to actively participate in the WebQuest process. | Student constantly makes an effort to actively participate in the WebQuest process. |
Conclusion
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You have successfully accomplished your online activity to my class. And I will pretty sure to response you as soon as possible for the comments and compliments on your work.
Although this makes you happy, you are even more excited that you have learned so much about PHOTOSYNTHESIS. This time you have a concrete learning experiences and idea about what is photosynthesis, the cycle of it and it's importance.
You have already got your next assignment. You are going to explore the world of science and discover many things in our environment.
GOOD LUCK!
Credits
References:
Sciece for Daily Use 5
Textbook SCIENCE * Grade 5
Conchita T. Tan
pp. 96 - 104
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/earth3.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZ1EsA5_NY
http://questgarden.com/29/62/5/060713115757/index.htm
by Lisa Dunham, Glenwood Elementary School
Author Biography
Permissions
We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. "Lisa Dunham"
This web quest is not only a online lesson but it is an effective 21st century instructional materials and medium of instruction. Hopely, that we may impart you a knowldge and concrete learning experiences through the use of technology.
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