A: Cell Word Search
Activity 3:
1. Where proteins are made.
2. Packages up a protein.
3. Genetic material found in the nucleus.
4. The control center of the cell.
5. Protects and support plant cells.
6. Special type of vacuole that breaks down large molecules and cell parts.
7. Cell that has a membrane-bound nucleus.
8. Stores water, wastes and food.
9. Where photosynthesis occurs.
10. A cell with no nuclear membrane and few (if any) membrane-bound organelles.
11. Transport system in a cell.
12. Semi-permeable; it controls what moves in and out of the cell.
B: Play memory with the flashcards timing your efforts. Write here the time for
each try:
Try 1:__________
Try 2:__________
Try 3:__________
Activity 2: Seeing cells first
1. Go to the microscopes set in the table and find information about them in your book
to complete the chart.
Organism
Sketch
Facts/ Information
2. Read about the microscope parts and use in the book (pages 25 and 26) and use the
info to label the diagram below by drawing arrows from the terms to their
location on the microscope (USE A RULER). Next, write a fact or some info
about each one.
Base
Eyepiece
Focusing
wheel
Objective
lens
Stage
Light
source
Arm
Activity 1: How big is it?
Explore the "How Big is a...?" web page in the device. Here you will look at objects found
on the head of a pin. Your job is to rank them in order of size on the chart below
(1 being the biggest and 7 being the smallest) and estimate the size of each (in
nanometers, micrometers, or millimeters). The line in the bottom right corner of the
screen is used to help you estimate. Sketch each of the objects. (Continue in the back side)
Rank Object
Sketch
Red Blood cells
Ebola virus
Human Hair
E. Coli
Dust mite
Staphylococcus
Rhinovirus
Size (centimeters,
millimeters or
nanometers)
Use COMPLETE SENTENCES to write a brief summary of this activity, what you did
and what you learned.
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Activity 5: Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote
1. Complete the following table with the similarities and differences between
prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
2. In the following matrix, put a check in the box to show the organelle is present in
prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells, or both, and state in one sentence what the function
of the organelle is.