Cells

Cells

What all living things are made of

You have a big project due in TWO weeks and a smaller assignment due THIS Monday!

They both go together!

Big project: Build a model of a plant or animal cell using real materials!

You will include all of what you learned over the next two weeks!

Remember, this project is due in TWO WEEKS

I want them to be good, so work hard and take your time this time! Everybody!

You also might need to shop for it so go get the materials as soon as you can!

What is due on Monday then?

Good question...

To show how much you know about the parts of a cell, you will be doing a creative writing piece describing all of the parts of a cell.

That's how I will know if you're ready for the big project!

You'll tell a story or write a poem describing your trip through an animal or plant cell

You will use all of our class vocabulary this week!

So let's learn some SCIENCE so you can get an A on both of these projects!

Multiple Select

Check the actions that ALL living things can do:

• breathe

• eat

• sleep

• grow

• have babies, seeds, or eggs

All living things can grow, reproduce, move, change, and consume energy until they die.

Plants, animals, bacteria, and all other living things.

Poll

Why do you think the coronavirus is not considered a living thing?

• Viruses cannot breathe

• Viruses do not consume energy

Viruses like the coronavirus are not living

Viruses do not consume energy and

they also cannot reproduce without living inside something

Multiple Select

Check the actions that ALL living things can do:

• eat

• breathe

• sleep

• grow

• have babies, seeds, or eggs

What are living things made of?

Ever wondered what we are all made of?

Open Ended

Write one or two sentences answering this question:

What do you think living things are made of and how can we find out more?

All living things are made of cells.

If we take a microscope and look at any living thing up close...

• We will see cells!

• Plant and animal cells are a little different from each other

All living things are made of tiny things called cells

There are billions and billions of cells that live beside each other to make your entire body inside and out!

Multiple Choice

Pick the best definition of a cell:

• the space in our bodies like between heart and lungs

• our insides like blood and bones

• the microscopic things that all living things are made of

• the largest part of a living thing, usually its head

Cells are the microscopic parts that all living things are made of

They're really tiny!

If we look at this living thing with a microscope, a plant called Elodea, we will see its cells.

You have cells that are special for your skin, heart, bones, hair, and brain.

All of these parts are made of tiny cells!

Plants and animals are both made of cells

there are some cell differences though!

All the parts of a cell have their own jobs to help us live.

Since plants are different from us, their parts look a little different.

Multiple Choice

What kind of cell is this?

• Plant

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What kind of cell is this?

• Plant

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What kind of cell is this?

• Plant

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What kind of cell is this?

• Plant

• Animal

Open Ended

What did you notice about the plant cells? What did you notice about the animal cells? Write two or three sentences!

Poll

Can you see cells with only your eyes?

• Yes, you just have to look closely

• Yes, cells are everywhere and easy to see they're like huge dots

• No, because China forbids it.

• No, because they are the absolute smallest part of living things

Poll

Are cells alive?

• Yes

• No

Cells are not alive themselves, but no living thing would exist without them!

Let's wrap up!

Review

• Living things like plants and animals are made of microscopic parts called cells.

• Cells are made of smaller parts with their own jobs

• Plant and animals cells have some of the same parts and some different parts.

Tomorrow

• We will look at the parts of a cell

• Learn how to complete both projects using this vocabulary

• Take a journey inside of a cell!