Your name: Partner’s name: period:
Part I: Photosynthesis vs Cellular Respiration
1. Color all the boxes to the left of the arrow orange to represent the REACTANTS in the
equation
2. Color all the boxes to the right of the arrow purple to represent the PRODUCTS in the
equation.
3. Use your 6 carbon cards and 12 oxygen cards to build 6 molecules of carbon dioxide on
your desk.
4. Use your 12 hydrogen cards and 6 oxygen cards to build 6 molecules of water on your desk
next to the carbon dioxide molecules.
5. Add the sunlight and chloroplast cards to represent the energy needed to make this reaction
happen and where in the cell this reaction occurs.
6. Raise your hand and show your molecules to your teacher to get a stamp.
7. Use your reactant cards to create your products (yes, you have to take apart your reactants
to build your products!!)
8. Write the word photosynthesis along the side of your chart.
9. Raise your hand and show your molecules to your teacher to get a stamp.
C6H12O6
+
6 O2
6 CO2
+
6 H2O
+
Energy
(ATP)
1
molecule
of
glucose
6
molecules
of oxygen
6
molecules
of carbon
dioxide
6
molecules
of water
Stamp:
Stamp:
10. Color all the boxes to the left of the arrow orange to represent the REACTANTS in the
equation
11. Color all the boxes to the right of the arrow purple to represent the PRODUCTS in the
equation.
12. Use your 12 hydrogen cards, 6 oxygen cards, and 6 carbon cards to build 1 molecule of
glucose on your desk.
13. Use your 12 oxygen cards to build 6 molecules of oxygen on your desk next to the glucose
molecule. Add the mitochondria card to show where in the cell this reaction occurs.
14. Raise your hand and show your molecules to your teacher to get a stamp.
15. Use your reactant cards to create your products (yes, you have to take apart your reactants
to build your products!!)
16. Add the energy (ATP) card to represent the energy produced in this reaction.
17. Write the word respiration along the side of your chart.
18. Raise your hand and show your molecules to your teacher to get a stamp.
6 CO2
+
6 H2O
+
sunlight
C6H12O6
+
6 O2
6
molecules
of carbon
dioxide
6
molecules
of water
(in the
presence
of
sunlight
yields)
1
molecule
of
glucose
6
molecules
of oxygen
Stamp:
Stamp:
