Galva High School and Stark County High School
Integrated Science Curriculum
Year 2: Theme - Fantastic VoyagesIV. Cellular Processes Unit (function of organelles)
A. Structure and function of cells & organelles
B. Cell Processes
- Lecture: Review of mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi bodies, Isosomes, and cell membranes
- Activity: "Cell trek" game (from year one)
C. Energy in the Cell
- Lecture: Passive and active transport
- Activity "Cell membrane simulation" (GB, p. 204)
- Activity: "Examine the rate of diffusion" (GB, p. 159)
- Lab: "Turgor pressure in potato slices" (MB-HRW, p. 99)
- Lab: "An Eggsperiment with X" (handout)
D. Mitosis
- Lecture: ATP production
- Photosynthesis (SI, Ch. 8)
- Minilab: "How are a factory & green plants similar?" (SI, p. 237)
- Minilab: "Take a deep breath" (SI, p. 239)
- Lab 14: "Reactants and products of photosynthesis" (SI Lab, p. 61)
- Activity: "Calvin cycle" (MB-HRW, p.117)
- Cellular respiration
- Lab 9-1: "How does the concentration of sugar affect . . . ?" (GB, p. 61)
- Activity: "Kreb's cyde"
E. Performance assessment: Poster - Cell processes web
- Activity: Microslides (handout)
- Activity "Observing mitosis in plant cells" (MB-HRW, p. 160)
- Activity: "Where is mitosis most common?" (GB, p. 220)