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Cells - The Basic Unit of Life

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Introduce students to cells, and their many parts in this biology presentation. Students see that plant and animal cells have many of the same type of structures, but also have many differences as well. They will be challenged to state why they think it's important for them to understand the differences between plant and animal cells.

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Biology, cells, cellular biology, science
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Grade
4th - 5th
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Science
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