DISCOVERING CELLS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can describe
the characteristics all living
things share.
Entry Task (5 mins): Find your assigned seat and
copy down your vocabulary and target.
Conclusion (5 mins): Write 3 quiz questions in
the margin of today’s notes.
Plan for Today:
Watch this video 3:39
Brainstorm in your notebooks (5 minutes)
• What are the rules that mean something
is alive?
Begin to read pages 34-40 in your textbook
(15 mins)
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Take notes
Write the most important ideas on the
whiteboards in the back
Organism: a single living thing.
Cell: the basic unit of structure and function in an organism.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can describe
where living things come
from.
Entry Task: What are the 3 main characteristics of
life from the film, what are the 6 from your book?
Conclusion: What are the 4 needs of living things
Plan for Today:
Classroom Expectations (review)
Finish reading pages 34-40 in your textbook
Take notes
• Do all questions on page 40 in section 1
assessment
Autotroph: Organisms that make their own food. (auto=self troph=food)
Heterotroph: Organisms that can not make their own food. (hetero=other
troph=food)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can explain
that living things come from
other living things.
Homework: Is Sammy Alive?
Entry Task: Write 3 quiz questions in the margins
of Monday’s and Wednesday’s notes.
Conclusion: Take cells pre-assessment
Plan for Today:
Correct homework from yesterday
Spontaneous generation:
Pasteur
Redi, Redi experiment
Pay close attention to the variables in their
experiments!
Spontaneous generation: the false idea that living things can be produced
from non-living matter.
Homeostasis: stable and balanced internal conditions
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can describe
what living things need to
survive.
Homework: Mad Scientist
Single-celled organism creation
Entry Task: Write a summary in the bottom
section of yesterday’s notes.
Conclusion: Make a list of what you will need to
learn to be successful in this unit.
Plan for Today:
Vocabulary quiz
Mad Scientist Single-celled organism creation
Take cells pre-assessment
Stimulus: A thing or event that causes a reaction.
Response: A reaction to a stimulus.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can create an
organism with parts to serve
its needs.
Entry Task: Fill out your student-led conference
forms.
Conclusion: Make a detailed plan of what you will
need to do to finish Mad Scientist assignment.
Plan for Today:
Student-led conference forms
Finish Mad Scientist assignment
Homework: Mad Scientist
Single-celled organism creation
Unicellular: An organism that is only one cell.
Multicellular: An organism that is made of many cells.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Entry Task: Turn in your Mad Scientist
assignment.
Daily target: I can
demonstrate how to safely
use a microscope
Conclusion: Write a summary on the bottom of
Thursday’s notes (Redi and Pasteur)
Homework: Any missing
assignments
Intro to microscopes videos Part 1 , Part 2
Review with this song
Begin Microscope Mania assignment
Plan for Today:
Microscope: an instrument used for viewing very small objects, usually
magnified several hundred times.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Daily target: I can
demonstrate how to safely
use a microscope
Homework: Any missing
assignments
Entry Task: What is the only time you can use
coarse adjustment on a microscope, and what is
the function of the this adjustment?
Conclusion: Why do we not use the 100x
magnification, explain?
Plan for Today:
Continue Stations 1,2,3
Preparing a wet mount slide
Cell Theory: The ideas that all living matter consists of cells, cells are the
structural and functional units of life, and all cells come from preexisting cells.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Entry Task: Highlight vocabulary
Daily target: I can create a
wet slide for observation with
a microscope
Conclusion: When done creating a slide what
should you do to avoid a bio-hazard?
Plan for Today:
Continue Stations 4,5
Homework: Any missing
assignments
Preparing a wet mount slide
Go through your vocabulary for the unit and highlight words and definitions.
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FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 21ST
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What is life?
Entry Task: Highlight vocabulary
Daily target: I can create a
wet slide for observation with
a microscope
Conclusion: When done creating a slide what
should you do to avoid a bio-hazard?
Plan for Today:
Continue Stations 4,5
Homework: Any missing
assignments
Preparing a wet mount slide
Go through your vocabulary for the unit and highlight words and definitions.
MONDAY , DECEMBER 1ST
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What are cells?
Daily target: I can describe
how the invention of the
microscope contribute to
knowledge about living
things.
Homework: Cell Theory
Assignment due Wednesday
Entry Task: Write down a quick list of everything
you know about cells.
Conclusion: Write a conclusion on the bottom of
the page for creating wet mount slides.
Plan for Today:
Turn in Microscope Mania Labs
The Wacky History of Cell Theory
Begin cell theory projects
Vocabulary:
Cell Theory: The ideas that all living matter consists of cells, cells are the
structural and functional units of life, and all cells come from preexisting cells.
TUESDAY , DECEMBER 2ND
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What are cells?
Daily target: I can explain
that the cell is a system with
parts that work together.
Entry Task: Write down three quiz questions in the
margins of yesterday’s notes.
Conclusion: Name the three parts of cell theory
Plan for Today:
The Inner life of a Cell
Homework: Cell Theory
Assignment due Wednesday
How are cells like our school?
Vocabulary:
Organelle: a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell
organ.
TUESDAY , DECEMBER 2ND
MS-LS1-1 conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are
made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Big Idea: What are cells?
Daily target: I can explain
that the cell is a system with
parts that work together.
Homework: Cell Theory
Assignment due Wednesday
Entry Task: Write down three quiz questions in the
margins of yesterday’s notes.
Conclusion: Name the three parts of cell theory
Plan for Today:
The Inner life of a Cell
What are the jobs of organelles?
Vocabulary:
Organelle: a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell
organ.