1. Aerobic Respiration
Developing: Describe what respiration is.
Secure: Produce word and symbol equation.
Exceeding: Plan an experiment which proves organisms need oxygen.
Entrance Activity
Colour in, decorate, and answer the questions on the front of your new learning booklet!
Tool Box – Key Word
Aerobic respiration
Oxygen
Glucose
Carbon dioxide
Word equation
Combustion

2. Discussion Activity
Cells carry out many different processes and chemical reactions, but where do they get their energy from?

3. Respiration occurs in an organelle called the “Mitocondria”.
Key Word Alert
Respiration
Using the glossary from your exploring science textbooks, find the definition for the word “respiration” and write this in your glossary.
Interesting Fact
Respiration occurs in an organelle called the “Mitocondria”.

4. Aerobic Respiration
Developing: Describe what respiration is.
Secure: Produce word and symbol equation.
Exceeding: Plan an experiment which proves organisms need oxygen.
Entrance Activity
Colour in, decorate, and answer the questions on the front of your new learning booklet!
Tool Box – Key Word
Aerobic respiration
Oxygen
Glucose
Carbon dioxide
Word equation
Combustion

5. Respiration Recipe Glucose + Oxygen  Carbon + Water (+Energy) dioxide
Teacher Explanation
Respiration Recipe
Reactants
Glucose + Oxygen 
Carbon + Water (+Energy)
dioxide
Products
Learning Activity
Write the word equation for aerobic respiration in your books. Next, try to write the symbol equation beneath it using the formulas stated below.
Oxygen (O2)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Water (H2O)
Glucose (C6H12O6)

6. All formulas are written in the correct location.
Peer Assessment
Respiration Recipe
Reactants
Products
Glucose + Oxygen 
Carbon + Water (+Energy)
dioxide
C6H12O6 + O2 
CO2 +
H2O
Success Criteria
All formulas are written in the correct location.
All numbers in formulas are half the size of the letters and slightly dropped down.
An arrow is used to show a chemical reaction has taken place. (No equals sign)

7. 5 min activity Quick Check Name the reactants for aerobic respiration.
State where animals get oxygen and glucose from.
What is the formula for glucose?
State the number of carbons, hydrogens and oxygens in glucose.
Photosynthesis is the same chemical reaction but in reverse order. Attempt to write down the photosynthesis word equation in your books.
5 min activity

8. Aerobic Respiration
Developing: Describe what respiration is.
Secure: Produce word and symbol equation.
Exceeding: Plan an experiment which proves organisms need oxygen.
Entrance Activity
Colour in, decorate, and answer the questions on the front of your new learning booklet!
Tool Box – Key Word
Aerobic respiration
Oxygen
Glucose
Carbon dioxide
Word equation
Combustion

9. Student Reading Activity
Discovering Oxygen
Using your Exploring Science text books, read page 38 on “Discovering oxygen”. Try and find the following pieces of information:
What was Galen’s theory about oxygen and the heart?
Which scientists discovered that only a certain part of the air was needed to keep a candle burning and a small animal alive?
What percentage of the air is oxygen?

10. Learning Activity
Mayow’s Experiment
Create a method for how you think Mayow carried out his experiment, you may want to include a diagram along with your method.
Hint!
Information regarding Mayow’s experiment can be found on page 39 in the Exploring science text book.
Success Criteria
Step by step method explaining how to set up the two experiments.
Labelled diagrams of both experiment set up.
All variables involved in the experiment are identified.

11. Aerobic Respiration
Developing: Describe what respiration is.
Secure: Produce word and symbol equation.
Exceeding: Plan an experiment which proves organisms need oxygen.
Entrance Activity
Colour in, decorate, and answer the questions on the front of your new learning booklet!
Tool Box – Key Word
Aerobic respiration
Oxygen
Glucose
Carbon dioxide
Word equation
Combustion

12. Which of the following is the correct definition for respiration?
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Which of the following is the correct definition for respiration?
Respiration is a chemical reaction used in living organisms to produce electric energy for the cell.
Respiration is the process of moving air in and out of the lungs. This is used by all organisms except plants.
Respiration is a chemical reaction used by living organisms to release energy stored in glucose.

13. Which are the correct products of aerobic respiration?
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Which are the correct products of aerobic respiration?
Oxygen
and
Carbon dioxide
(energy)
Carbon dioxide
and
Water
(energy)
Water
and
Oxygen
(energy)

14. What percentage of the air is made up of oxygen?
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What percentage of the air is made up of oxygen?
21%
18%
15%