Today we went through most of the important details about how plants convert light energy into potential energy held in the chemical bonds of glucose. I suggest that you first review the powerpoint presentation I showed in class and then review the relevant material in the book. Next, I would look at the Expected Learning Outcomes in the blog posts on the Light Dependent and Light Independent reactions. If you feel that you can meet all of the learning outcomes then you should be able to answer all of the questions in the next two homework assignments (be aware they are due soon!!!!!). Make sure that you check out the animations. They all use a slightly different approach to cover the same process. You might also try some of the end of the chapter review materials.
At my Group Office Hours on Monday the students agreed that it might be helpful to get more feedback on their ability to write out their answers. Here is what I suggest you do. First, write out answers to all of the expected learning outcomes. Most of these are relatively short. After you have done this you should be able to answer the following three questions.
1) Describe the process of photosynthesis in only one sentence.
2) Describe the process of photosynthesis in only one paragraph.
3) Explain the process of photosynthesis in full detail.
Please bring these answers to Group Office Hours on Monday evening so that they can be reviewed and critiqued by your fellow students students and by me. I think that you can learn a lot by critiquing the answers of your fellow classmates and suggesting how to improve their answers (I find that it is always easier to critique someone else's work than it is to critique my own). Hopefully, the feedback you receive will help you to determine whether you have mastered the material at a deep level or not.
See you on Monday. Come with your answers and lots of questions and we will see what we can learn.
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