HS-LS2-5 - Performance Expectation

Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.

High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013

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Vocabulary
modelphotosynthesiscellular respirationcycling of carbonbiosphereatmospherehydrospheregeosphere
Skills
  • develop (models that illustrate biological and chemical cycles) #dok2
  • illustrate (the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in biogeochemical cycles) #dok2
  • explain (how carbon cycles among Earth’s spheres) #dok2
  • connect (processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to carbon flow between spheres) #dok3
  • analyze (how disruptions in these processes affect the carbon cycle) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the components involved in the cycling of carbon through photosynthesis and cellular respiration. #dok1
  • I can describe the four major Earth spheres where carbon is cycled. #dok1
  • I can develop a model to illustrate the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. #dok2
  • I can explain the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the movement of carbon between Earth systems. #dok2
  • I can connect the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to carbon flow through different spheres. #dok3
  • I can analyze how changes in photosynthesis or cellular respiration impact the overall cycling of carbon. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are crucial biological processes that drive the cycling of carbon through Earth's systems.
  • The movement of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere sustains life and affects Earth's environment.
Essential Questions
  • How do photosynthesis and cellular respiration contribute to the cycling of carbon on Earth?
  • What roles do the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere play in the global carbon cycle?
  • How could disruptions in photosynthesis or cellular respiration affect carbon cycling?
  • Why is the cycling of carbon essential for Earth's systems?
  • How can a model help us understand the flow of carbon among Earth's different spheres?