Metabolism 1.2

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What is the new role that students are asked to take on in this unit?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main topic introduced in Lesson 1.2?

• Metabolism

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Digestion

Open Ended

Why do you think your new patient, Elisa, is feeling tired all the time? Explain your ideas.

Multiple Select

Select all the reasons why a patient like Elisa might feel tired all the time.

• Lack of nutrients

• Poor sleep

• Metabolic disorder

• Excessive exercise

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of grouping students' ideas into 'umbrella' claims during the investigation of Elisa's tiredness?

• To make it easier to investigate common themes

• To ignore individual ideas

• To speed up the lesson

• To avoid discussing difficult topics

Open Ended

Explain how the Metabolism Simulation acts as a scientific model of the human body.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of using a simulation in studying the human body, as described in the images?

• To directly observe all body processes

• To help us learn more about how human body systems function

• To replace real-life experiments

• To only study diseases

Open Ended

How does the Metabolism Simulation work?

Open Ended

What did you notice about the Sim?

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This key identifies the different types of

entering the system.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following molecules can be tracked in the Metabolism Simulation?

• Protein

• Amino Acid

• Fiber

• All of the above

Open Ended

What are some things you know the human body needs to function?

Open Ended

What are signs you can observe when a human body is functioning properly?

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The human body needs ___ and ___ to survive.

Multiple Choice

According to the lesson, what are two important things the human body needs to survive?

• Food and air

• Water and sunlight

• Exercise and sleep

• Sugar and salt

Multiple Select

Which of the following are tracked in the Metabolism Simulation?

• Protein

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Calcium

Open Ended

What happens to the food and air that enter the healthy Simulation body?

Open Ended

Why does Elisa feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What does the yellow box represent in the model of the healthy human body?

• A group of cells

• A single cell

• A molecule

• A tissue

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The process by which cells use oxygen to release energy from glucose is called

.

Open Ended

What similarities do the trillions of cells in the human body share in the way they function?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are needs of cells in the body?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

Open Ended

Which molecules are entering the cell?

Open Ended

Do you have any questions or topics you would like to explore further about metabolism after this lesson?

Open Ended

What is one key concept you learned about metabolism in today's lesson?