Project+Integrate+Action+Research

//As a teacher, I had always wanted a more concrete way of measuring my students progress on state standards. I knew I was teaching it in a variety of ways, but were they really getting it. In other words, I wanted to see how they might perform on standardized questions on the Dakota STEP exam. My plan is to implement, pretest and post-test in relation to the two inter-related topics of Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis in Biology. I would design these tests using Achievement Series questions. I have heard from fellow teachers this was a useful indicator. I decided to identify the standard (see below) and then design lessons that would involve a variety of strategies to help my students anchor their knowledge of this topic.//

//How organisms obtain energy is a recurring topic in life science and understanding it's relevance is important to students throughout their studies. I feel it is important my students understand that when they eat food, ultimately their body is breaking it down to simple organic molecules that can be utilized to make the energy we need for all cellular processes.//

**9-12.L.1.1 Students are able to relate to cellular functions** **and processes to specialized structures within the cells .**


 * A pre and post test created with Achievement Series will be implemented for both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.**