10/7-10/11

Goals for the week

• Describe the three types of macromolecues present in living organisms
• Discuss what types of macromolecules are present in the food of herbivores and carnivores
• Describe how the building blocks of macromolecules are formed and reformed to make new types of moelcules

SEPs

• Asking questions and defining problems
• Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Using mathematical and computational reasoning
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Developing and using models

Monday and Tuesday

Work in groups to discover the "building blocks of life"

How do the diets of lions and elephants differ with respect to the three macromolecules?

We will be focusing on our collaboration this week

• Encourages equal participation by asking clarifying or probing questions, paraphrasing ideas, and synthesizing group thinking

Wednesday
Be sure to complete the Google Classroom reflection!

Episode 2 of Serengeti - Be sure to keep an eye out for the feeding habits/patterns of the different animals

Thursday and Friday

Why do animals eat?

How do the three macromolecules get rearranged to make the necessary molecules to build a living organism?

Resources for the week
Macromolecules: What are the Building Blocks of Life"
Lions vs elephants digestion