Cell+Structures

Structure and Function of Cells Standard #3: Compare and contrast plant and animal cells, including major organelles (cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuoles).
 * State Standards: **

- I can timeline the history of cell discovery -I can identify the structures of a cell and explain how they work as a system - I can name the functions of cell structures and compare those functions to a component in another system - I can compare and contrast plant and animal cells
 * Major Learning Targets: **

-Cell theory All living things are made of cells Cells are the basic unit and structure of all living things All cells are produced from other cells
 * Important Concepts: **

Every cell carries out the basic functions of life

Each structure within the cell has an important job to do for the function of the cell as a whole

Cells may be different shapes and sizes depending on their jobs, but their internal parts are mostly the same

-Students will be able to make a prepared slide of an onion skin and observe their work using the microscope -Students will be able to identify individual animal cells and their membranes and nuclei using a microscope -Students will be able to identify the parts of a cell on an unlabeled drawing both for animal and plant cells -Students will be able to explain the difference between a plant and animal cell citing evidence
 * Important Skills: **

View pre-prepared animal cell slides and describe how they are different from plant cells-Writing
 * Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test: **

Create a book about the cell and its parts comparing it to something familiar

Prentice Hall Life Science Chapter 2 Sec 4 Looking Inside Cells pg 60-67
 * Book Resources: **

Interactive Cell Model [|__http://cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm__]
 * Web Resources **

Cell Size interactive [|__http://cellsalive.com/howbig.htm__]

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