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Due February 27, 2017
BACKGROUND RESEARCH:
1. Begin a ‘works cited’ list for this project. Paste URLs as you find information.
2. Draw a sketch of your animal’s food chain- keep this chain as short as possible.
Example: Sea Otter eats Sea Urchins which eat Kelp.
3. Find 10+ interesting facts about your animal- particularly those related to physiology, metabolism, digestion, endocrine systems, toxins, etc (because you're going to try to eventually find a biomolecule that is important to your animal).
4. Try to find ONE biomolecule that connects to your animal.
Many images of complex molecules are drawn to show the 3-d structure of the molecule and they do not show all the atoms that comprise that molecule. Try to find a drawing that shows atoms- either as a line and stick drawing or as letters.
Here's a library of a few biomolecules I put together- PLEASE ASK FOR HELP if you're stuck.
FINAL PROJECT: Design a poster that demonstrates how ONE atom of carbon moves from the atmosphere, through the food chain, to your animal.
Big picture: you don't eat a carrot and become a carrot.
Your body takes atoms you've eaten and rearranges them into the molecules that make up you.
