After studying the various parts of the cell the last 3 weeks, it was time to build our own! Halloween candy came in handy as the students each picked out what they thought would best represent the various organelles of a cell. Because we were so few in number today, we split into two groups--one made an animal cell, and one made a plant cell. They recorded each organelle and what they used to represent it as they built their cell in Jello (cytoplasm). Some of their homework sheets came in handy as they decided what organelles to put into their cell. Then, I briefly introduced how cells reproduce. We watched a short video and then figured out what stages of mitosis we had before they got to eat the reproducing "cells".
Videos: The Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis Cell Division and the Cell Cycle--great animation about cells, also covers sperm and egg fertilization. Activities: Mitosis Wheel--create this visual about the stages of mitosis and meiosis. Make a cell Model--If your student hasn't had enough (or for all the kids who missed today), make a cell model. There are so many ideas of what to make these from--cake, cookies, pizza, clay, paper plates--you can use anything! And you can use the same forms to make a model of the various stages of mitosis. Use yarn and clay on paper plates, or frosting on Oreos. Get creative. Create a Mitosis Video--Let them use whatever supplies they want to create a stop-motion video of mitosis in action.
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