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Cell Structure and FunctionBonnie Zhang

Lesson Objectives

The students will be able to find the nucleus in the cell by following along in the lesson and filling in

their handout.

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They will also be able to identify basic functions of different parts of the cell through the same activity.

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They will be able to tell the difference between plant and animal cells by learning about the aspects that

differentiate the two.

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Language Objectives

The students will engage in writing a short summary that explains a cells structure.

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The students will be placed into groups where they will be able to discuss any questions among their group members and if they

cannot be answered that way, then they may pose the question to the teacher.

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For the lesson the students will be asked to follow along and fill out a handout that will be given to them. They must fill out the necessary information that is not given on the handout.

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Key Vocabulary

number vocabulary definition1 Organelles smaller compartments inside of the cell

2 Nucleus houses the DNA of the cell

3 Ribosomes make proteins

4 Cytoplasm everything inside the cell except the nucleus

5 Cell Wall keeps the cell’s shape

6 Endoplasmic Reticulum organelle that surrounds the nucleus and holds ribosomes

7 Golgi Apparatus processes the products produced in the endoplasmic reticulum

8 Lysosome recycles things in the cell so that they can be used again, only in animal cells

9 Vacuole storage center in plant cells

10 Mitochondria power house of the cel

11 Chloroplast organelle that does photosynthesis in plant cell

12 Peroxisomes oxidizes compounds in a cell

13 Plasma Membrane allows some transport into and out of the cel

14 Cytoskeleton support structure in a cell

Visual/Resources

Animal cell

http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-3ds-biological-cell/446827

3D modelsof a cell

Plant cell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion

Animal cell & Plant cell video

• Animal cellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-E7dicx00

• Plant cellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_Qw4_vOJk

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Knowledge Comprehension Application Synthesis

The lesson will teach students about something they cannot really learn outside of the classroom (the internet can teach but it’s not very effective) and the students will be able to teach this knowledge to others. The knowledge includes new vocabulary as well as learning about the small building blocks that are found in all forms of life.

The students will be asked to do a homework assignment that tests whether or not the student comprehends the content that was learned during the lesson. They will also be asked questions in which they need to restate what has been taught to them by the teacher. For the homework they will also need to summarize and model what they have learned about cells and their organelles with functions.

The students will need to apply what they comprehend of the lesson in order to complete the homework assignments. If they cannot apply their knowledge of understanding the content, then they will do poorly on the homework

assignments.

The students will be able to create a 3D model of a cell.

Key Questions/Tasks

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The students will be able to identify the different organelles inside of a plant and animal cells.

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They will be able to answer questions about the basic functions of organelles in cells.

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When given images of organelles the students will be able to identify them.

Materials Needed

3D model of a cell

Labeled pictures of cells (both real and not real)

Labeled pictures of structures inside cells (both real and not real)

A handout that will be given by the teacher; the handout will have pictures of both animal and plant cells that are labeled along with a corresponding chart

Paper that the students may take additional notes on

Writing utensils (teacher may have extra if a student cannot borrow from a peer when they have forgotten to bring their own)

Show a 3d model of a cell and give a brief explanation of its parts. Then describe different parts in further detail. Show images and have short explanations written next to them identifying the individual parts of a cell or explaining the function of an organelle.

Have a short quiz about the lesson that is not graded for points but to see how much the students already know about cell structure.

Ask and answer questions throughout the lesson in order to make sure that the students understand everything. Give out homework.

Procedure

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