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Charlie the Carbon Atom's Magical Journey
Charlie the Carbon Atom's Magical Journey
4 pages
Author: Emily Johnson
CARBON
PLANT
ENERGY
CYCLE
LIFE
Summary
Create a story to engage and educate students on metabolic pathways that follows the journey of a carbon atom from a molecule of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through the multiple chemical conversions it would go through until returning to a molecule of carbon dioxide in a human cell. Your story can anthropomorphize Links to an external site. the carbon atom if you find it effective to demonstrate the process in an engaging way. However, your description must be factual and contain important biological information in addition to being understandable by an advanced elementary school student (grades 4-5). Your finished story should include the following: Use the pathway of carbon as the main focus of the story. Feature these intermediate carbon-based molecules at minimum: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) Glucose Pyruvate Identify and highlight the following organelles: Chloroplast Mitochondria Highlight the roles of at least two distinct enzymes. Document the major role of ATP in this story, showing where it is used and where it is produced. Reflect on the importance of plants to ecosystems, justifying the importance of plant conservation. Support your reflection with scientific evidence from a peer-reviewed journal article.
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