Cell Webquest

Watch the Cell Size Video (1:30).

Part 1: Cell Webquest

From the following website, "Start the Animation" and then click the blue magnification arrow over and over to zoom in.

From the following website, click on the 1st site (Cells and DNA Genetics Home Reference) and go to "Chromosomes."

From the following website, click "Lysosomes" on the right hand side.

On the following website, read the content.

Part 2: Online Interactives

*always ALLOW and ACCEPT any prompts

For Learning and Familiarity:

(use slider scale to zoom in and out)

(read through carefully about mitochondria and chloroplasts)

(explore the cell’s organelles and hear about the functions of each)

*then do the Plant Cell version (click lower right to "Turn this cell into a plant cell")

DO TUTORIAL FIRST – then GAME – then QUIZ

*focus on Animal and Plant (bacteria for fun if all done – not on test)

FINAL TEST TO SEE IF YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING:

BUILD ANIMAL and PLANT CELL – then Venn Diagram them

*hint: be careful about vacuoles – click on them to get two types to use

*one error on Venn Diagram – wants lysosomes in animal only

(not true, lysosomes in both)

Cell Webquest Extension 1 (*): Interactive Cell

Explore the following sites. Write an expository essay of the main ideas presented or what you learned and struggled with.

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