TravelsofaCarbonAtomSynthesisofFirstSemesterLearning

Tobringtogetheryourlearningfromtheentiresemester,youareresponsiblefornarratingandpersonifyingthetravels
ofacarbonatomasitjoinstogetherwithotheratomstoformdifferentmolecules.Youmaydosothrougha
writtennarrativeoragraphicnovelformat.Thefollowingchapteroutlineswillhelpguideyouthroughthebig
picture,butyouareresponsibleforMANYextradetails.
CarbonAtomchapterswillbeassignedasIndependentAssignmentsthroughouttheremainderofthequarteraswe
coverthetopicsnecessarytocompletethechapters.Seethegradingsectionbelowtoseehowyouwillbeassessed.
Incorporateasmuchofyourrelevantlearningaspossible,andbesuretoadddetailsregardingchemicalprocessesand
howyougetfromplacetoplace.Takespecialnoteofhowyouwillcrossovermembranes,howmanymembranes
youwillcross,enzymesandhormonesthatareinvolved,yoursurroundings,etc.Whathappenstoyouchemically?
Whathappenstoyouphysically?Howdoyougetfromplacetoplace?Whatotherprocessesdoyouwitnessalong
theway?Thinkaboutwhenyouwillbeinsideacell,andwhenyouwillbeoutsideacell.(Forexample,wheninthe
digestivetract,willyoubeinsideacell?Willyoubeinacellwhenyouaretransformedintocarbondioxide?)
Accuracyandcreativitycount!
ChapterOutlines
Chapter1:IngestionandDigestionofaStarchMolecule
Beginthechapterasacarbonatomthatispartofastarchmolecule
Endthechapterasacarbonatomthatispartofaglucosemoleculeinthelumenofthesmallintestine.Right
nexttoanepithelialcellthatisapartofavillus.
Chapter2:ActiveTransportofGlucose
Beginthechapterasacarbonatomthatispartofaglucosemoleculeinthelumenofthesmallintestine.Right
nexttoamicrovillusandaboutreadytomoveintoanepithelialcell.
Describewhatyouseeasyoutravelthroughthecells.Howmanymembranesdoyoucross?
Endthechapterasacarbonatomthatispartofaglucosemoleculethatisdissolvedinbloodplasma.
Chapter3:CirculatorySystem
Beginthechapter(aspartofglucose)incapillaryjustoutsideofsmallintestine
Describeyourmovementthroughtheliverandwhathappenstoseveralglucosemoleculesthatsurroundyou
Describewhatyouseewhenyoutravelthroughthepulmonarycircuit
Onthesystemscircuitdescribewhathappenstoyouasyoupassthroughakidney
Endthechapter(stillaspartofglucose)inaorta
Chapter4:AerobicCellularRespiration
Beginthechapter(stillaspartofglucose)inaorta
Endthechapteraspartofacarbondioxidemoleculeinsidethecellbodyofaneuron
Chapter5:RespiratorySystem
Beginthechapteraspartofacarbondioxidemoleculeinsidethecellbodyofaneuron
Endthechapteraspartofacarbondioxidemoleculeintheecosystem
Chapter6:PhotosynthesisandBackIntotheFoodChain
Beginthechapteraspartofacarbondioxidemoleculeintheecosystem
Becomepartofglucose
Becomepartofastarchmolecule,insideaplantcell

Endthechapterbackintheoralcavityinadigestivesystemofaprimaryconsumer(ahuman?)

GradingfortheTravelsoftheCarbonAtomYourassignmentswillbegradedbasedonthethreefollowing
factors.
1. PeerFeedbackYouwillbeassignedtowritinggroups.Foreachchapteryouwillneedtogivefeedbackto
yourgroupmembers.Youmustalsorespondtothefeedbackgivenintheformofrefiningyourchapter.(5
ptsperchapter)
2. TwoChapterFinalDraftsYouwillsubmittwoofyourchapterstobegradedbytheteacher.(10ptseach)
3. OriginalBookCoverCompletedattheendoftheassignment.Detailstobegiven(10pts)
Thisisthegradingrubricthatpeerfeedbackandtheteacherwilluse:
Description
Studentbeganandendedinappropriateplace.

Points
Possible
3

Studentdemonstratedgoodunderstandingofconcepts
andbigpictureintermsofgeneralroutethatcarbon
atomtakes.
Studentaddeddetailsplentifullyandaccurately.

Studentaddedmanydetails,whichmightinclude
(dependinguponthechapter):membranecrossings,
chemicalreactions,enzymesand/orhormonesinvolved,
namesofbloodvessels,namesoforgans,speedof
journey,observationsalongthewayofotherprocesses
inthebody,etc.
Studentmaintainedperspectiveofcarbonatom
throughoutnarrative.
Studentaddedcreativedetails.
Studentcarefullyproofreadwork.

Points
Earned

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GettingStartedKeepthefollowingthingsinmindasyoustarttodevelopyourstoryidea.Rememberthatyouare
takingontheidentityofacarbonatom.
1. ScalePlacethefollowinginorderofsize(smallesttobiggest).Maltose,Starch,salivaryamylase,glucose,
epithelialcell,carbonatom,nucleusofacarbonatom.

2. RelationshipsInthediagramofaglucosemoleculebelowimaginethatyouarethe
carbonatomindicatedwiththearrow.Howwouldyoudescribeyourrelationshiptothe
otheratomsinthismolecule?Whatmightthebondsrepresent?

3. CharatersWhoareyou?Whattraitsdoesyourcharacterhavethatwillhelpdefinetheeventsofyour
narrative?
4. SettingEstablishasettingthatanchorsyourstory.Clearlyyouwillexistinvariouspartsofthebodybut
playwithbroadaspectsofsetting.