Name: _____________________________ 

Period: _________ 
____/60 pts 
Ms. Rodriguez’s Dinner Menu 
Photosynthesis Special  
 
Directions: ​Choose  one  activity  from  each  section  of  the menu. Place a 
checkmark  next  to  the  activity  you  chose  to  complete.  The  activities 
add up to a total of 60 points.  
 
 
Appetizer- (Individual) 
Choose one of the activities below. 
❏ Use  ​Quizlet  to  make  flashcards  for  the  following  vocabulary 
terms:  Photosynthesis,  chlorophyll, 
chloroplast,  thylakoid,  stroma,  stomata, 
light-dependent  reaction,  Calvin Cycle, ATP, 
glucose,  autotroph,  heterotroph,  photon, 
products, reactants.  
-Define  the  terms  in  your  own  words.  You  may  NOT  use  the 
textbook definition.  
-Each word is worth one point 
 
❏ Write  two  paragraphs  explaining  what  happens  during 
photosynthesis,  but  you  must  use  all  the  vocabulary  words: 
Photosynthesis,  chlorophyll,  chloroplast,  thylakoid,  stroma, 
stomata,  light-dependent  reaction,  Calvin  Cycle,  ATP,  glucose, 
autotroph, heterotroph, photon, products, reactants.  
-Each word used in the paragraphs is worth one point. 
 
____/15 pts 
 
 
 
Entree- (With a Partner)  Partner’s Name:______________ 
Choose one of the activities below. 
❏ Using  ​Prezi​,  ​PowerPoint​,  or  ​Google  Slides  make  a 
presentation  explaining  the  steps  of 
photosynthesis.  Begin  with  sunlight  (how  it enters 
the plant) and end with the production of glucose.  
-Include  as  much detail as possible (as if you 
were going to use this presentation to teach a class) 
-Include illustrations when necessary. 
 
❏ Make  a  children’s  picture  book  with  detailed 
pictures  that  show  the  steps  that  happen  during 
photosynthesis.  This  book  can  be  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  plant,  from  the  photon,  or  from  any 
other point of view that you’d like. 
-Make  sure  all  parts  are  labeled  with  the  vocabulary  words 
used in class 
-Make sure the pictures are detailed and colored. 
 
____/35 pts 
 
 
Dessert- (Individual) 
Choose one of the activities below. 
❏ Create  a  ​Popplet  to  show  the  steps  and  interconnectedness  of 
light-dependent and light-independent reactions.  
-There  must  be  at  least  10  popples  and  at  least  2 
visuals  discussing  the  following:  reactants, 
products,  location  of  reactions,  the  order  of 
occurrence, and how one feeds into the other. 
-Each popple is worth one point 
 
 ❏ Make  a  chart  that  contrasts  light-dependent  and 
light-independent reactions that answer the following questions: 
-Which occurs 1st and which occurs 2nd? 
-What are the reactants at the beginning of the reaction? 
-What are the products at the end of the reaction? 
-Specifically  where  in  the  chloroplast  does  this  reaction 
occur? 
-What is occurring to ATP and NADPH at this stage? 
-Each answer is worth one point 
 
____/10 pts 
 

   
 Entree Rubric 
Entree  35 pts  30 pts  25 pts  20 pts 
Presentation  Students  Students  Students  Students 
included the role  included about  included about  included at least 
of the sun,  85% of the  75% of the  half of the 
photon, water,  required  required  required 
CO2, and how  material: the  material: the  material: the 
these reactants  role of the sun,  role of the sun,  role of the sun, 
enter the plant.  photon, water,  photon, water,  photon, water, 
  CO2, and how  CO2, and how  CO2, and how 
  these reactants  these reactants  these reactants 
  enter the plant.  enter the plant.  enter the plant. 
       
Students  Students  Students  Students 
described the  described the  described the  described the 
light-dependent  light-dependent  light-dependent  light-dependent 
reaction, where  reaction, where  reaction, where  reaction, where 
it occurs, how  it occurs, how  it occurs, how  it occurs, how 
the electron  the electron  the electron  the electron 
moves through  moves through  moves through  moves through 
the Electron  the Electron  the Electron  the Electron 
Transport Chain,  Transport Chain,  Transport  Transport Chain, 
and the  and the  Chain, and the  and the 
production of  production of  production of  production of 
O2, NADPH, and  O2, NADPH, and  O2, NADPH,  O2, NADPH, and 
ATP.  ATP at about an  and ATP at  ATP at about a 
  85% accuracy.  about a 75%  60% accuracy. 
    accuracy.   
       
Students  Students  Students  Students 
described the  described the  described the  described the 
light-independen light-independen light-independe light-independen
t reaction, where  t reaction, where  nt reaction,  t reaction, 
it occurs, the  it occurs, the  where it occurs,  where it occurs, 
function of  function of  the function of  the function of 
RuBisCo, and the  RuBisCo, and the  RuBisCo, and  RuBisCo, and the 
 production of  production of  the production  production of 
glucose.  glucose at about  of glucose at  glucose at about 
  an 85% accuracy.  about a 75%  a 60% accuracy. 
    accuracy.   
       
Students  Students  Students  Students did not 
included images  included some  included some  include images 
to make their  images their  images to their  to their 
presentation to  presentation   presentation  presentation.  
enhance the  but were placed 
understanding of  incorrectly 
the material.  
Children’s  Students chose a  Students chose a  Students chose  Students did not 
Book  perspective and  perspective and  a perspective  choose a 
followed it  followed it  and followed it  perspective. 
throughout the  throughout the  throughout the   
book  book about 85%  book about 75%   
  of the time  of the time   
       
Students talked  Students talked  Students talked  Students did not 
about the  about the  about almost all  talk about the 
reactants of  reactants of  of the  reactants of 
photosynthesis  photosynthesis  reactants of  photosynthesis 
and how they are  but not how they  photosynthesis  or how they are 
introduced to  are introduced  but not how  introduced to 
the plants   to the plants   they are  the plants  
    introduced to   
    the plants    
       
Students talk  Students talk  Students talk  Students talk 
about the two  about the two  about the two  about the two 
steps of  steps of  steps of  steps of 
photosynthesis  photosynthesis  photosynthesis  photosynthesis 
and then  and describe the  and describe  but do not 
describe the  process of both  the process  describe the 
process of both  with an 85%  with a 75%  process of both 
in detail  accuracy  accuracy  steps 
        
Students  Students  Students  Students did not 
included detailed  included detailed  included images  include enough 
images to make  images to make  to make their  images to their 
their book  their book  book  book. The 
entertaining and  entertaining and  entertaining but  images are 
it enhances the  it enhances the  they are not  colored.  
to enhance the  to enhance the  detailed. The 
understanding of  understanding of  images are 
the material. The  the material. The  colored.  
images are  images not 
colored.   colored.