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Cell Analogies!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Liken a cell and its organelles to a tiny person and its organs. After gathering information on cell structures and their functions, small groups collaborate to come up with an analogy of their own. They produce a collage describing the...
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Cell-abrate!

For Teachers 6th Standards
Lights, camera, action! With the cell at center stage, guide your seventh grade biologists through the tiny drama that plays out within every living thing. Then, enjoy the show as they portray the organelles they've studied—a performance...
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String Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use this resource to have your class learn about the cell. This resource walks learners through the construction of a model of a cell. This project is completed in a cooperative learning group, and  reinforces the higher-order thinking...
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Cell City Project - You are the Designer!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How can something as large as a city and as small as a cell have anything in common? That is exactly the question young scientists explore with this engaging life science project. Choosing to focus on a city, school, factory, or other...
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Analogy of the Cell Project

For Teachers 7th - 11th Standards
Intended to supplement your existing cell function and organelle lessons, pairs work together to develop a real-world analogy for cell structures. In addition to writing paragraphs about the comparison, each group will make a short...
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Parts of a Cell Analogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reinforce comprehension of the parts of a cell. Theyl synthesize this content knowledge in a descriptive paragraph writing assignment.
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Cell Works

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe slides of cork cells and discuss the use of microscopes. They view a power point presentation on "Looking Inside Cells" and take notes aligned with the PPT presentation. They collaborate with a partner to create an...
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Cell City Analogy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell analogy worksheet, high schoolers are given a story with underlined words about the production of widgets in a city. The students determine what the underlined words would represent in the analogy of the cell to the city...
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Eukaryotic Cells: The Factories of Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Eukaryotes include humans, animals, and plants. Scholars learn about the parts of eukaryotic cells. They design models of a store and match the correct function of each part to the function of a part of the cell. They review their...
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Cell City Analogy

For Students 8th - 11th
For this cell analogy worksheet, students are given a story about a city that produced widgets. They compare this to a cell and identify the parts of the cell that are analogous to the parts of the city. They then create their own cell...
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Solar Kit Lesson #3 Parts of a Solar Panel - Part I

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A solar cell is similar to a rechargeable battery in many ways. Science lab groups connect each in a series circuit to run a mini motor and then compare and contrast them by answering questions and completing a Venn diagram. This is an...
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Cell 3: Organelles B

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, after researching cells, construct a model cell. They explain the structure and function of eukaryotic organelles in a presentation. In addition, they create their own analogies to describe the structure and function of...
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Analogies

For Students 7th - 12th
In this analogies learning exercise, students complete the analogies about fuel, carbon dioxide, decay, and more. Students complete 10 analogies.
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Cell-City Analogy Quiz #1

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell-city analogy quiz worksheet, learners complete an on-line game, clicking on questions and matching answer cards and scoring 1 point per correct answer. Printable version available also.
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Cell Me What?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of robots and cells. In this biology lesson, students examine the parts and function of cell organelles. They create a visual representation of their cell/robot analogy.
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A Cell Is Like A City

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create analogies that help them remember the cell parts as well as their respective functions.
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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They name the organelles that are present in prokaryotes only and identify their functions. Students label the diagrams of the prokaryotic cell and the eukaryotic cell.
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Plant Cell Coloring

For Students 4th - 7th
In this plant cell worksheet, students sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a plant cell according to the instructions and then respond to 4 analysis questions.
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CAP: Cell Chart

For Students 5th - 8th
In this cells activity, students describe 11 functions of cell parts and provide an analogy for each one to show what it is like. Answers are not provided.
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Cell City Analogy

For Students All
In this worksheet, students will use an analogy to review the various parts of a cell.
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The Case of Regulation in Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After your biologists have learned about transcription, translation, and gene regulation, they work in a small group to create a poster of a system that serves as an analogy of the gene regulation process. They share their creations with...
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Cell-City Analogy Quiz #2

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell-city analogy quiz learning exercise, learners complete an on-line game, clicking on questions and matching answer cards and scoring 1 point per correct answer. Printable version available also.
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The Spanish Omelet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use analogies to show the relationships among cell, nucleus, genes, chromosome, ribosome, replication, mitosis, transcription, translation, DNA, RNA, amino acids and proteins, genotype, phenotype, and genetics vs. environmental...
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Cell Structure and Function

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare the organelles present in plant and animal cells. In this biology instructional activity, students create an analogy to easily remember their assigned organelles. They also research their function and write a creative...

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