Effortless teach MS-LS1-7! This How Your Body Uses Food reading teaches students about how macromolecules are broken down through chemical reactions in cells, how cells release and store energy, and how matter is rearranged as it moves through an organism.
Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign!
Covers the Following NGSS Standard:
- MS-LS1-7: Use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
In this activity, students will:
- READ the How Your Body Uses Food reading to learn about how food becomes matter and energy in cells, including how macromolecules are broken down, how cellular respiration works, and how atoms are rearranged into new molecules. The reading traces a glucose molecule from digestion through cellular respiration, connecting photosynthesis, ATP, and the conservation of matter in a way that middle schoolers can understand! (3 pages)
- DEFINE key vocabulary terms.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required – all information comes directly from the text. (2 pages)
Topics Covered:
- The three macromolecules: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
- Simple vs. complex carbohydrates
- Amino acids as the building blocks of proteins
- How fats store energy and build cell structures
- Chemical reactions: reactants and products
- Conservation of matter (term is not used, concept is)
- Glucose as the primary fuel for cells
- Cellular respiration and ATP
- Photosynthesis as the source of food energy
- How the body uses macromolecules to grow and repair
- Tracing a glucose molecule through an organism
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this is not editable.
- Save time and copies! Make just one class set of the article and reuse them class-to-class! Students only write on the answer sheet.
- GO PAPERLESS! Use the included digital Google Slides option to assign!
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