Cell’s Structure and Functions
Below Grade Level learners
Objective: Identify cell structure and function.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Press power button on I-Pad.
2. Click on the Gizmos app.
3. Log into assigned class section ( Code
provided by teacher).
4. Click “Cell Structure.”
5. Click “Launch
Gizmoone
” slide below each week to create a task card for
Choose
6. Click on “ Animal Cell” and then a“sample”
Tech Tub station.
to observe theMake
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structure.
to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
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Core State Standards
7. Observe the cell’s diagram.
your information.
8. Place Pre-made cell structure pictures face
Identify and describe structural and
functional differences among organelles
down. Take turns with elbow partner to flip
(LS-HA1)
and recall cell part and function.
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specific textual evidence to support analysis
10. Complete Metaphor My Cell Organelle
of science and technical texts, attending to
the precise details of explanations or
Sheet.
descriptions.
11. Close App.
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Front Load Vocabulary terms-Homework
Below Grade level/ Lower Level Learners
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
Vocabulary
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Cell membrane – a double-layered membrane that surrounds the cell. Also called the plasma membrane, it regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
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Cell wall – the rigid, porous outer layer of a plant cell.
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Centriole – a bundle of microtubules that helps organize the movement of chromosomes during cell division.
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Chloroplast – an organelle that converts the radiant energy of the Sun into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.
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Cytoplasm – a jelly-like substance, composed mainly of water, occupying most of the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
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Endoplasmic reticulum – a network of passageways in which chemical compounds are manufactured, processed, and transported.
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Golgi apparatus – a stack of membranes that collects, modifies, and packages chemical compounds.
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Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for
a Tech Tub station.
Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
your information.
Lysosome – a small sac, or vesicle, that contains digestive chemicals.
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Mitochondria – organelles that, using oxygen, convert nutrients into energy that can be used by the cell.
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Nuclear membrane – a double-layered membrane that surrounds and protects the nucleus.
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Nucleolus – a small body in the nucleus where ribosomes are synthesized.
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Nucleus – a round body in the center of the cell that contains DNA and directs the cell’s activities.
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Organelle – a cell structure that performs a specific function.
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Plastid – small structure that can store food (leucoplast) or pigment (chromoplast).
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Ribosome – tiny structure where proteins are synthesized.
Below Grade /Low Level Learner
Metaphor My Cell Organelle
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
Metaphor My Cell Organelle.
This task uses:
After completing the cell organelle “Gizmos”, complete the following to show your
understanding of organelles as they related to one of your characteristics or a part of your
personality. You will be reading either your most like or least like metaphor to the class.
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1) If I were a cell organelle I would be most like a
because like me
Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for
a Tech Tub station.
2) If I were a cell organelle I would be least like a
because unlike me
Make sure to fill
in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
your information.
3) How are you like or not like the following cell organelles: (at least 5)
Cytoplasm
Centriole
Vacuole
Nucleus
Nuclear envelope
Vesicle
Cell Wall
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
Plasma membrane
Ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Nucleolus
Chloroplast
Cell Structures and Functions
Moderate / On Grade Level Learners
Objective: Objective: Identify cell structure and function
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Press power button on I-Pad.
2. Click on the Gizmos app.
3. Log into assigned class section ( Code
provided by teacher).
4. Click “Cell Structure.”
5. Click “Launch Gizmo ”
Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for
6. Click on “ Animal Cell” and then
“Plant
a Tech
Tub station.
Cell” to observe the cell’s structure.
to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
7. Observe theMake
cell’ssure
diagram.
your information.
Identify and describe structural and
8. Use Activity Sheet to identify cell part and
functional differences among organelles
function.
(LS-HA1)
9. Complete discussions questions and record
answers.
LA.9-10.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1 specific textual evidence to support analysis
10. Discuss questions with partner.
of science and technical texts, attending to
the precise details of explanations or
11. Close App once completed.
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descriptions.
Moderate/ On Grade Level Learner Activity Sheet
Cell Organelles Study Guide
Identify each organelle below and state its function. Indicate if it is found in plant cells, animal cells or both.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
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1.__________
2.___________
3._____________
4._____________
Choose one slide
below each week
to create a task card for
a Tech Tub station.
Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
your information.
5.____________
Discussion Questions: Discuss each of the following questions with your partner and
be prepared to share your answers with the class.
•What is your favorite organelle and why?
•Compare and contrast plant and animal cells.
•Which organelle is like a solar panel?
•Which organelle is like a post office?
•Which organelle is like a factory?
•Why do you think animal cells do not have chloroplasts?
•What can you compare a nucleus to and why?
Cell Structures
Above Grade Level Learners (High)
Objective: Identify cell structure and function
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Press power button on I-Pad.
2. Click on the Gizmos app.
3. Log into assigned class section ( Code provided by
teacher).
4. Click “Cell Structure.”
5. Click “Launch Gizmo ”
Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for
6. Click on “ Animal Cell/ Plant Cella ”Tech
andTub
thenstation.
“sample”
to observe the cell’s structure.
Make sure to
in the cell
“Notes”
card with
7. Use Virtual Microscope
tofill
magnify
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Core State Standards
your information.
8. Locate and Label parts of the cell on activity sheet.
Identify and describe structural and
9. Compare and Contrast specific cell parts and discuss
functional differences among
organelles (LS-HA1)
with elbow partner.
10. Record responses to discussion questions.
LA.9-10.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1 specific textual evidence to support analysis
11. Go back to Gizmo app “Cell Structure”
of science and technical texts, attending to
12. Take practice quiz on cell structure.
the precise details of explanations or
descriptions.
13. Close App.
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High Level Learner Activity Sheet
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Label: Locate each organelle in the plant cell.
Label the organelles in the diagram below. Be sure to write neatly and spell correctly.
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2. Screen Shots: Choose “vacuole” from the list of organelles. Click on “Copy
Screen” at the bottom of the Gizmo. Now, bring up your Word document and paste
the picture.
3. Compare: Look at the vacuoles in the animal cell and in the plant cell. How are they
different?
Choose one slide below each week to create a
task card for
a Tech Tub station.
What 2 structures are present in an animal cell, but not in a plant cell?
Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
What 3 structures are present in a plant cell, but not
in an information.
animal cell?
your
4. Fill in: Name the organelle or organelles that perform each of the following
functions. The first letter of each answer is given.
1.C_____________________ convert sunlight to chemical energy.
2.The c_____________________ and the v_____________________ help to
support the plant cell and help it to maintain its shape.
3.P_____________________ store food or pigments.
4.The m_____________________ is called the “powerhouse” of the cell. It
converts food into energy. It is found in both plant cells and animal cells.