What do cells look like? What are the differences between plant and animal cells?
Developed by B. Wang & F. Dizon. Students examine plant and animal cells under the microscope to look for similarities and differences. They then draw organelles into diagrams of plant and animal cells and try to figure out differences and similarities between the two cell types. Finally, they create a song, story, rap, skit or poster that presents at least three differences between plant and animal cells. They then present their creations to the class. Life Science Standards, Cell Biology, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d. Download: What do cells look like? The Chromosomes of a Frimpanzee. Developed by B. Wang & F. Dizon. In this guided inquiry lesson, students create and use paper models of chromosomes to model the processes of mitosis and meiosis. They use these models to understand how mitosis yields two cells with identical chromosomes, and how meiosis yields four cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Students can also use the models to discover that the process of meiosis c
