All living things require energy to metabolize and survive. The First Law of Thermodynamics says that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can however, be transferred or transformed. In a process known as cellular respiration, the mitochondria within a cell will transform the energy stored in glucose into ATP, a source of potential energy for cellular processes. In this lesson students will see that there are two types of respiration: aerobic and anaerobic. In this lesson students will learn about the origin and structure of mitochondria. They will learn the steps of cellular respiration and how the process ultimately makes between 34-38 ATPs per glucose. Students will sketch a mitochondria and its steps. They will also go on a field trip into a school kitchen and learn how anaerobic respiration is used in the food industry,
Other IFXs that can be used in the discussion of energy flow: a plant of any type, a plant eater (cow or goat for example), a carnivore (wolf, bear, lion, etc). When discussing the formula you can use IFX examples. Glucose (bread fruit, potato, etc) Oxygen and CO2 (human lungs) and water ( a water bottle maybe) 360 video that shows mitochondria : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDVnKTT8CZE