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Key:  I=Introduced, D=Developing, M=Mastered, A=Assessed

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Grade 7 Cell Structure and Function

The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.

 

Key

STATE #

CHAPTER #

 

D

 

C-3

Design and construct a hierarchy among cells, tissues, organs, and systems.

 Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons

Levels of Organization in Cells

A

 

C-3

Determine the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and systems given a diagram and identify the function of organ systems.

A

 

C-3

Recognize basic structures that most cells share (i.e., nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane).

CELLS alive!

http://www-class.unl.edu/bios201a/spring97/group6/

Webquest:  A Cell is A Small City

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/plntcell.htm

 

A

 

C-3

Distinguish between plant and animal cells.

Plant and Animal Cells

Animal Cell Function

A

 

C-3

Identify major cell organelles and their functions.
Virtual Cell Tour

D

 

C-3

Sequence a series of diagrams depicting the stages of cell division in plant and animal cells.
Cell Cams

A

 

C-4

Sequence a series of diagrams depicting the movement of chromosomes during mitosis.

Mitosis Interactive

Meiosis and Mitosis
Meiosis Animation
Microscope Images - Plant
Microscope Images - Animal
Matching - Animal Cells
Matching - Plant Cells

I

 

C-4

Design models to illustrate how materials move between cells and their environment.

A

 

C-4

Predict the movement of substances through osmosis or diffusion across the cell membrane, given solutions of different concentrations.

Animal Cell Osmosis
Plant Cell Osmosis

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Lesson Plans
  1. The World of Living Things
  2. Cell Structure and Function
    Identify laboratory apparatus like microscopes, slides and coverslips; use the  microscopes to view cells and organisms.
    Learn vocabulary pertaining to cells.
    Draw and color what is seen under the microscope.
    This lesson could be used for grades 3rd-5th.
  3. Cell Size and Division or How Big Would You Want To Be- For all grades: to illustrate the usefulness of models to represent things which are too small (cells or molecules) or too large in science.
  4. Jello Cells- This activity allows the students to build 3D cell models and so have a concrete example to help them to develop this concept.
  5. The Incredible Edible Cell- Students produce a cell model using Jello to represent the cell membrane and other edible materials to represent the organelles.
  6. The Giant Cell - Create a model of a cell and some of its parts.

  7. Writing Across Curriculum:  Cells

  8. Parts of A Cell

  9. Cells by Nye Labs Printable lesson

  10. Cell Structure and Processes (Grades 4+) includes online quiz.

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Topics

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Interactive Websites for Students
  1. The Eukaryote Cell: A Virtual Tour (Grade 5+)
  2. CELLS alive!
  3. Webquest:  The Cell
  4. Webquest:  A Cell is A Small City
  5. Brain Pop Movie:  DNA
  6. Funbrain:  Cell Search Puzzle
  7. Funbrain:  Hangman (Choose Cells)
  8. Build A Cell
  9. Voyage to the Island of Cells
  10. Cell Crossword Puzzle
  11. Cell Quiz
  12. Cells, Tissues, and Membranes: Unit Review and Quiz (Grade 5+)
  13. Journey Into Cells
  14. Cell City
  15. Electron Microscope
  16. Slide Microscope
  17. Life Science Safari - check out the facts about living things with Safari Sally including cell structure and classification for animals, plants, bacteria, protists, and fungi!
  18. Looking Inside Cells
  19. Cell Processes and Energy 
  20. Quia:  Who wants to be a millionaire on cells?, GRADE 4 CELLS WORKSHEET, 5th Grade Cell Activities
  21. Cell Crossword Puzzle
  22. Virtual Electron Microscope (Scroll and click link)
  23. I Know That (click Cells)
  24. Song:  You Can Tell It's a Cell
  25. My Body
  26. How the Body Works
  27. It's Up To You
  28. Drop and Drag Body Parts
  29. The Eye
  30. The Eye Virtual Tour
  31. Build A Cell
  32. Instant Anatomy
  33. Welltown
  34. MedMyst
  35. Microbe Zoo
  36. Science Songs http://www.acme.com/jef/science_songs/ (Right-click and choose "Save Target" or "Save Link" to download a copy of the song)
    Science Songs for Teaching      http://www.songsforteaching.com/science.html (Right-click and choose "Save Target" or "Save Link" to download a copy of the song)

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Worksheets
  1. Cells Vocabulary List & Definitions
  2. Cells Vocabulary Quiz (Grade 5)
  3. Cells Word Search
  4. Drawing An Animal Cell
  5. Drawing A Plant Cell
  6. How Does A Plant Cell Relate To Your School?
  7. Cell Acrostic Poem
  8. Plant and Animal Cells KWL
  9. Reading Comprehension Cells
  10. Cell PDF Quiz
  11. Amoeba Printout
  12. Amoeba Label Me! Printout  (Answers)
  13. Animal Cells
  14. Animal Cell Anatomy Label Me! Printout (Answers)
  15. Bacteria
  16. Bacterium Cell Label Me! Printout (Answers)
  17. Chicken Egg (Answers)
  18. Neurons (Brain Cells)
  19. Neuron Anatomy Label Me! Printout
  20. Plant Cell
  21. Plant Cell Label Me! Printout
  22. Cell Parts Print Out Page (Little Explorer)

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