Introduction
"OOPS!! Teacher, I shrunk the class!!!"
You have now all been shrunk sooo small that you can fit inside a living cell....
You are about to explore the inside of both a plant and animal cell. It is your mission to learn all about cell organelles and complete the tasks in order to undo this accident and be back to normal size.
Standard:
MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall.]
Task
Task 1:
Watch the following video on cells in order to find out more about your new home and answer the following questions.
1. What is an organelle?
2. What is a nucleus?
3. What happens when a cell is ready to divide?
4. Where are ribosomes made?
5. What is the cytoplasm?
6. What are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)? and how are they different?
7. What does the Golgi apparatus do?
8. What are the functions of vacuoles?
9. What is the function of the mitochondria?
10. In a plant cell, where does photosynthesis happen?
Task 2:
Proceed to the following website and write down one fact per organelle for both the plant and animal cells. Good luck on your adventure through your new home!
Click here to begin your adventure!
Task 3:
Next, take the following quiz to see what you have learned so far!
https://www.cellsalive.com/quiz1.htm
Task 4:
Click on the following link below and complete the "Match Cell Organelle with Function" game.
https://www.cellsalive.com/puzzles/matchOrganelle/index.htm
Evaluation
You Made It!!!
You have completed your tasks and it's magic; you are back to normal! Now since you are back to normal, you're going to recreate all that you learned from living in a cell. You may do this in the form of:
1. Designing a real-life 3D diagram of a plant or animal cell
2. Creating a video of you traveling through the cell
3. Writing a report on your findings