Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In the process of photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere and water (H2O) from the soil. Using the energy of sunlight, plants build molecules of glucose (C6H12O6 ) and oxygen (O2 ). 1. How do plants on Earth affect the amount of carbon in Earth’s atmosphere? 2. Animals eat plants and produce carbon dioxide and water. How do animals affect the amount of carbon in Earth’s atmosphere? 2. Clic...

Student Exploration: Senses  Read the Explorelearning Enrollment Handout in the Introduction materials folder to learn how you can access Gizmos.  Make sure you use a name your instructor can recognize when you log in and don’t forget to do the 5 question quiz at the end of the Gizmo. They are part of your mark. Vocabulary: auditory cortex, auditory nerve, cerebrum, cone, gustatory cortex, hair cells, hypothalamus, involuntary, nerve impulse, neural pathway, neuron, olfactory corte...

Student Exploration: Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics Note to teachers and students: The Fast Plants® Gizmo was created in collaboration with the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These lessons can be used independently or in conjunction with classroom Fast Plants experiments. Vocabulary: allele, dominant allele, Fast Plants, gene, genetics, genotype, heterozygous, homozygous, offspring, phenotype, pollen, pollinate, Punnett square, recessive al...

GIZMOS Student Exploration: Big Bang Theory – Hubble’s Law 2021 Answered. Student Exploration: Big Bang Theory – Hubble’s Law Vocabulary: absolute brightness, absorption spectrum, apparent brightness, Big Bang theory, blueshift, Cepheid variable, Doppler shift, Hubble constant, Hubble’s law, luminosity, megaparsec, period, redshift, spectrograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Standing by the side of a lonely highway at night, you see two motorcycle...

Exam (elaborations) Gizmos Student Exploration| DNA Profiling Student Exploration: DNA Profiling Vocabulary: DNA polymerase, DNA profiling, gel electrophoresis, gene, mutation, non-coding region, polymerase chain reaction, primer, short tandem repeat Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In 1985, Darryl Hunt was convicted of murder.... [Show more]

Student Exploration: DNA Profiling Vocabulary: DNA polymerase, DNA profiling, gel electrophoresis, gene, mutation, non-coding region, polymerase chain reaction, primer, short tandem repeat Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In 1985, Darryl Hunt was convicted of murder. While Hunt was in jail, a new method for analyzing DNA evidence was invented. The DNA evidence on the victim did not match Hunt’s DNA but did match that of another prisoner. After 19 years spent behind ...

Name: Date: Student Exploration: Moles Vocabulary: atomic mass, Avogadro constant, conversion factor, dimensional analysis, mole, molar mass, molecular mass, scientific notation, significant figures, unified atomic mass unit Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. In the image to the right, note a dozen eggs, a dozen donuts and a dozen roses. How many of each item do you have? 2. Would a dozen of each object have the same mass? 3. Suppose you have a dozen carbon atoms, a ...