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- 9th - 12th
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Students create organelles to scale for a Giant Plant Cell. They apply ratios in order to determine how large their organelles should be. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students are introduced to the cell and some of its parts. Through the use of video, students see animal and plants cells and their parts. They learn terms used to explain the cell. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the major components of the cell and their functions. They compare and contrast the major components and functions of animal and plant cells Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the basic structures and functions of cells. They design and construct a factory cell model where each factory part corresponds to a cell part. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine their cheek cells with a compound microscope. They identify different parts of the cell. They compare and contrast animal and plant cells with the microscope as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, through reading, discussions, and hands on lab work explore plant and animal cell parts and their functions. They make models of the cells using glue, cellophane, string, and paper. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify parts and functions of microscope. Students watch video, Cells and Life about cell parts with actual pictures and actual cells. Students discuss video and identify parts of the cells that animals and plants have in common. Students draw a plant and animal cell illustrating similar and different parts. Students set up their own experiment and generate their own hypotheses. Students create cell pizzas and compose a recipe to go with each pizza. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students micrscopically observe various subcellular components. They determine the effects of different salt solutions on Elodea plant cells. They detect presence of chloroplasts, cell walls, and cell membranes of Elodea. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work with whole plant material and are not required to measure small quantities, yet they can see evidence of transformed plant cells (plant cells that have genes from bacterial plasmids). This is a laboratory suitable for students who are familiar with the basic principles of plant cell structure, tissue culture, sterile technique, and cell transformation (bacterial infection, plasmid vectors, marker genes, selection medium, and enzyme activity assays). Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students view a short video from www.unitedstreaming.com. They then construct parts of a cell by building a model of an animal and plant cell using regular household materials. Full Review »

