Decomposers Activity 1.2 Overview

Target Student Performance

Students ask and record specific questions about changes in matter and energy in response to the unit driving question: What happens when bread molds?

Resources You Provide

Resources Provided

Resources Provided

Setup

Prepare your computer for showing the PPT as well as a time-lapse video of decomposition of various materials: http://www.plantpath.cornell.edu/PhotoLab/timelapse.html. Print one copy of the 1.2 Expressing Ideas and Questions Tool for Bread Molding, Big Idea Probe: Leaf Pack Experiment (optional), and 1.2 Decomposers Storyline Reading for each student.