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- 6th - 8th
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Students review cell structures and investigate how the components of a cell operate as a system. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students recognize that cells cannot easily be seen by the naked eye, and become familiar with the use of microscopes as a tool for investigation. They identify and label the major organelle of the plant and animal cell. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the functions and properties of cells by examining the human digestive system. They read books, complete worksheets, conduct experiments and participate in cell-themed games and songs. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine and label the parts of a microscope. They discover magnification as well. They draw and label a plant and animal cell and create a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the ethical issues behind stem cell research and cloning. They make their own ethical decisions on both subjects. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify, locate and describe the function of the parts of a cell. In groups, they state the five stages of mitosis and put them in the correct order. They are introduced to the structure of DNA and mRNA and how they separate and combine into amino acids. To end the lesson, they discuss the process of amino acids turning into proteins. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students investigate about mitosis, meiosis and cell differentiation and their purposes and implications in the development and functioning of multicellular organisms. Students use individual journaling and a variety of hands-on activities summarized by group discussions. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students work in teams to order events of DNA transcription and translation protein synthesis. In the second lesson, they put the steps of mitosis and meiosis in order using a concept map poster. They use modeling clay to create models of cells undergoing these changes. In the third lesson, students create Punnett squares, and participate in an interactive lecture on genes, alleles, traite and geno/pheno types. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students investigate specialized structures in both plants and animals. They relate structure to function, as they determine why the specialization is necessary and useful to the living organisms involved. They use microscopes to look at cells and they investigate the differences between different types of cells. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review cell structures and investigate how the components of a cell operate as a system. They compare a plant and animal cell and then make a model of a cell. Students begin to understand the cell as a system by exploring a more familiar and tangible example of a system-a factory. Full Review »
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