Cells & Life
What is the basic unit of life?
What is a cell?
This force pulls objects toward Earth.
What is gravity?
The planet closest to the sun is ________.
What is Mercury?
The energy of motion is called _______.
What is kinetic energy?
Students are involved with challenging situations, prior knowledge is activated, and questions are provoked.
What is Engage?
This part of the cell controls most of its activities.
What is the nucleus?
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is called __________.
What is inertia?
Earth has four layers. Name the outermost layer.
What is the crust?
Stored energy is known as _____.
What is potential energy?
Students investigate the phenomenon, prior knowledge is challenged, and ideas are created.
What is Explore?
Plants make their food through this process.
What is photosynthesis?
Force is equal to mass times ____.
What is acceleration (F = ma)?
How many days does the Earth revolve around the sun?
What is 365 days (or one year)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; this is known as the ___.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Students expound on the phenomenon and gain new knowledge and apply it effectively
What is Explain?
Name two differences between plant cells and animal cells.
What are cell walls and chloroplasts?
The force that opposes the motion of objects sliding past each other is ____.
What is friction?
This is the term for when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
What is a solar eclipse?
Name two forms of renewable energy.
What is solar and wind energy?
Students apply their knowledge towards new situations, knowledge is deepened and extended.
What is Elaborate?
What is the function of the mitochondria in cells?
What is producing energy (ATP) through cellular respiration?
Newton's third law states: For every action, there is ______.
What is equal and opposite reaction?
The tectonic plates float on this semi-fluid layer of Earth.
What is the mantle?
What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of a hill before moving downward?
What is gravitational potential energy?
Students reflect on their knowledge and the learning process assessment.
What is Evaluate?