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Cell Energy Final Project

Researcher/Writer Research the possible relationship between the destruction of forests and global warming. Write a position paper or letter to the editor explaining the implications of such a relationship and suggesting a course of action.

Poet/Songwriter Write and perform a poem, song or rap that expresses the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Writer/Artist Write and illustrate a short story, comic strip, puppet show, or video for young people aged 10-14 that tells the story of a carbon atom as it is used throughout time. Stories should begin and end with a molecule of carbon dioxide and be used in the processes of both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Environmental Educator Plants are sometimes called the “lungs of the Earth.” Research the role that rain forests play as Earth’s “lungs” and explain the contributions rain forests make to the health of the planet. Your product could be a pamphlet, poster, slideshow or speech.

CHALLENGE Newer kinds of solar cell simulate photosynthesis by using the sun’s energy to convert water into energy-rich hydrogen gas and producing oxygen as a byproduct. Research these newer solar cells and make a poster or pamphlet showing how they work.