View this Bozeman Science Video - Developing and Using Models

Think about a question that you have about a disease. How could you find more information or learn more about it?

You can now choose to learn more about cells by researching it on your own.

• Use this Cells Model Investigation Sheet as a guide, if you like.

Possible Resources are listed below:

Interactives

• Microscope Activity - simulation from PBS Media Labs for using a microscope for plant cells, bone cells, and blood cells

• Cell Explorer Interactive - National Geographic

Videos

• Parts of a Cell Song

• Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour

• Inner Life of a cell - Full version

• Travel deep inside a leaf

• Cells and the Human Body

Reading

• Pages C-56 to C-62 in the Cell and Disease textbook

Continue your investigation

Possible SEPUP resources:

Activity 38: Microbes, Plants, and You Students use microscopes to examine and compare plant and animal cells.

• • Labsent Video 1 - Onion cells

  • Labsent Video 2 - Green plant cells

  • Labsent Video 3 - Cheek cells

  • Labsent Video 4 - Microbe cells

  • Activity Packet - Microbes, Plants, & You

  • Optional Reading - Pages C-40 to C-43 in the Cell and Disease textbook.

Activity 39: Cells Alive! In this lab, students model cellular respiration.

• • Labsent video - Yeast - Cellular respiration

  • Activity Packet - Cells Alive!

  • Optional Reading - Pages C-44 to C-47 in the Cell and Disease textbook.

Possible SEPUP resources:

Activity 40: A Cell Model. Students investigate the function of the cell membrane and permeability in this activity.

• • Labsent Video - A Cell Model

  • Activity Packet - A Cell Model

  • Other video- Cell Membrane Model Demonstration Using Dialysis Tubing

  • Optional Reading - Pages C-48 to C-51 in the Cell and Disease textbook.

Activity 41: A Cell So Small . Students model cell size (large and small) in this activity.

• • Labsent Video - A Cell so Small

  • Activity Packet - A Cell so Small

  • Optional Reading - Pages C-52 to C-55 in the Cell and Disease textbook.

The Challenge - Find a live animal and observe its characteristics (color, shape, size, etc.). Write about or draw what you notice and any questions you are wondering about what you see why does it look the way it does? What characteristics are helpful?

Materials

• A live animal to observe (try collecting a worm, ant, snail, or other bug from your yard or a nearby park)

• Drawing materials

• Magnifying glass (optional)

More ideas

Compare and contrast your observations and what you notice and wonder.

Try to find answers to the questions you are wondering about

• http://www.nwf.org/natureguides

• http://www.insectidentification.org.

• http://www.backyardnature.net/insectid.htm

• http://www.bugfacts.net/insects/php