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Resources:
Tips for teachers:
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If available, set up stations to include microscopes and prepared plant and animal slides. |
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Also set out cell models and posters to enhance learning. |
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To save time, have body part cards precut and laminated. |
Bonus
Extending Experiences |
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Challenge students to make an edible cell model using food. |
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Challenge students to make cell models using clay |
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Compare the structure of a cell to a factory or town |
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Have students design a cell using a blueprint of their home. |
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Use models or posters like these to enhance learning in the classroom.
Resources:
For the Students:
Websites:
Books:
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Balkwill, Fran and Mic Rolph. Enjoy Your Cells. China: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002 |
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Baeuerle, Patrick and Norbert Landa. The Cell Works - Microexplorers. |
Student Handouts:
For the Teacher:
Websites:
Books:
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Dawson, Douglas, Stacy Hill, and Jill Rulfs (editors) Biotechnology, The Technology of Life. Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1995 |
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Iowa State University Extension and Office of Biotechnology, Biotechnology School Enrichment Grades 5-6. Iowa: 1997 |
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Iowa State University Extension and Office of Biotechnology, Biotechnology School Enrichment Grades 7-8. Iowa: 1997 |
Museum Links:
Find more information on plant and animal cells on the museum Website. |
