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General Information
Teacher: Pete Kohnen
Grade Level: 9
Number of Students: 25
Unit: Cells
Lesson: Membrane Transport
Approximate Length: 60 min x 2

Targeted Benchmarks:
Students will:
Develop an understanding of what the Tragedy of the Commons is
Understand how TOC affects the environment

NGSS Addressed:
HS-LS1-1 Systems of specialized cells within organisms help them perform the
essential functions of life.

II. Summary of Lesson

Day 1
Students start with writing down what they already know about membrane transport.
Afterwards, they will get into groups of four or five and will be assigned a method that
they break out of jail (see PowerPoint). Students will then use textbook and clues in the
PowerPoint (if needed) to see which method of membrane transport their method of
jailbreak is most like. Once they have discovered their method of membrane transport,
they draw a diagram of the process on the back of their worksheet.

Day 2
Students will briefly discuss results of previous day. They will then diagram and label
their membrane transport method on a whiteboard. Once all groups are done, they will
carry a pack of sticky notes and look at each whiteboard in a gallery walk. For each
whiteboard, students will write questions they have on a sticky note and post the note on
the whiteboard. After the gallery walk, the groups will present their method of membrane
transport and respond to the posted questions and any additional questions the instructor
may have.

III. Sequence of Activities

Day 1
1 Bellwork Journal entry: How do molecules get into and out of cells?

2 Explanation of worksheet and assignment.

3 Activity: Breaking out of the cell.

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4 Diagram on back of worksheet.

Day 2
1 Debrief from previous day

2 Whiteboard diagram construction

3 Gallery walk and question generation

4 Presentation and question responses

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