Fran's+Unit+Planning

= = =Fran's Unit Planning= The Cell

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Key Performance Assessments/Labs
Included in the unit plan-work in progress.

//Do all cells have similar functions? (prokaryotic, eukaryotic- plant & animal)// //Lab to distinguish between plant and animal cells -below.//
 * Question of the day:**
 * Perfomance Tasks:**

Students would be expected to be able to view the cell wall/membrane, cell nucleus (& nucleolus), chloroplast, (vacuole), cytoplasm.

Lab will also be used as a means to understand the importance of the scientifc method or process/understanding the world around us by using observation, recording what we see/data, coming up with new questions, making inferences.

Refer back to our first day of the cell unit and the questions and vocabulary lists we generated (on posters created on day one of the cell unit). Do these words or questions have more meaning or answers? Can we connect the cell and the organism based on what we observed/prior knowledge? Can we connect the two different organisms from which the cells were obtained based on lab observations? (Unanswered questions will be added to the poster). What can cells tell us about life? The importance of water (previous unit) to living organisms? How do we know water is important based on our observations? Choose one of the structures/parts of a cell you observed under the microscope. Describe the function of that structure to that cell. If you choose a structure from an animal cell, does the plant cell have a comparable structure or vice versa? How about a prokaryote? Why or why not? For example: Can you relate the structure of the cell wall/membrane to homeostasis? This assignment can include text, diagrams, images, online sources etc.
 * Class Disussion:**
 * Small group work:**
 * Homework:**

Formative/Summative Assessments
Included in the unit plan

Flow of Lessons
Two weeks of lessons are included in the unit plan

Final Unit Plan
Final Unit Plan Above, but needs to be edited.