Introduction Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Experience 1 Experience 2 Experience 3 Resources Lesson 3 Culminating Experience National Standards   Experience 3: The Life Processes of the School Students evaluate the processes of a plant cell and compare them to the newly developed processes of their "school cells." Students judge each of the "school cell" presentations, justifying the parts and functions of a plant cell. Indiana's Academic Standards: Science Standard 4: The Living Environment (6.4.7, 7.4.5, 7.4.7) Standard 7: Common Themes (6.7.2) Language Arts Standard 1: Reading - Word Recognition, Fluency and Vocabulary Development (7.1.1, 8.1.1) Standard 7: Listening and Speaking - Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies and Applications (6.7.5, 6.7.7, 7.7.1, 7.7.3, 7.7.4, 7.7.5, 8.7.1, 8.7.2, 8.7.5, 8.7.6) You will need... Time: One class period 40 - 50 minutes Materials: Overhead transparency map of the school Procedures: Help students review strategies for making and participating in oral presentations. Display the map of the school on the overhead. Allow each group to use the map and their notes to present their school as a cell. As a class, evaluate each presentation. Decide which school structures represent the most accurate description of a cell based on student explanations. Display school cells. Assessment: Students should display a clear understanding of cell parts and functions through their analogies of the school cell. Students should demonstrate effective listening and speaking strategies by presenting main ideas in an organized manner and using appropriate grammar and word choices. They should use appropriate timing, volume, eye contact and body gestures. Students should be asking questions to elicit information and supporting their statements with details and examples.

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