The 37th video in a series of 47 about the human body delves into metabolism. Scholars review cellular respiration and see how it, ATP, and glycolysis play a role in metabolism and how all of this relates to sugar levels in the body. 

Concepts

metabolism, the law of conservation of energy, cellular respiration, adenosine triphosphate, glycolysis

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• The video contains a lot of information; pause it periodically to ask pre-scripted questions, to facilitate discussion, to allow pupils to ask questions, to take notes, and to process the concepts

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes individuals understand and remember glycolysis, cellular respiration, and ATP
• Video actually ends at 9:00; the rest is a summary of the concepts covered and the credits

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Closed captioning can be turned on in a number of different languages, especially when using auto-translate
• The video uses high-quality images and diagrams to engage all viewers

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4