Unit plan Info (from 8 one-note)
Learning Goals:
In this unit cells are identified as the basic units of living things and are recognised as having
specialised structures. Microscopes and digital images are used and wet mount slides prepared to
observe and identify plant and animal cells and their organelles. The relationship between the
structure and function of specialised plant and animal cells is
examined. The development of the Cell theory as a result of historical scientific work is analysed and
findings used to validate the tenets of the theory. Questions and problems that can be investigated
scientifically are identified and developed. Specialised reproductive cells and structures are
introduced.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:
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Correctly use a microscope to examine a variety of cells and single-celled organisms
Describe and distinguish between plant and animal cells
Identify structures within cells and describe their function
Explain how cells are grouped to form tissues, which work together to form organs
Use diagrams, flow charts, venn diagrams, and concept maps to show how cells function,
divide, and are grouped, and then apply this knowledge to how organisms reproduce.
Week
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Introduction to Light
Microscopy
Using a Microscope
Day 4
1
Introduction to
Cells and Cell
theory
Introduction to Cells
and Cell theory cont.
Observing and
drawing specimens
under a microscope
2
Observing and
drawing specimens
under a
microscope
Research Activity Looking at Plant and
Invention and History Animal Cells
of the microscope
(Alternatively: DVD
or clip on microscope
history)
Making a Jelly model.
3
Identifying Cells
and Tissues
Types of Cells
Cell structure and
function
Types of Cells
Cell structure and
function
Cells to Systems
4
Cellular Processes
The Cell Cycle
The Cell Cycle cont.
Revise and
consolidate
5
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Group work as part
one of the
Assessment piece