Unit+11+(cont.)+Intro+to+Cells

Bundle 2: Introduction to Cell Theory

** ﻿Sept. 14: ** Set up Notebooks for new unit; learn about how to access the online textbook **Sept. 15:** Cells Information **Sept. 16:** Review CBA and Common Assessment (peer coaching and corrections) **Sept. 19:** Computer Lab - textbook lessons (Animal & Plant Cells; Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic) **Sept. 20:** Viewing Cells **Sept. 21 - Oct. 7:** A Tale of Two Cities Project (see link on the right for details) **Oct. 11:** CBA and Common Assessment
 * Oct. 10: FAIR DAY - NO SCHOOL **

Guiding Questions

1. What is cell theory? 2. Why is cell theory important? 3. What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

TEXTBOOK LINK: Intro to Cells

Vocabulary

**prokaryote** - a cell without a visible nucleus **eukaryote** - a cell with a visible nucleus **cell** - the smallest unit of life **cell wall** - surrounds cell and pro ﻿vides structure and protection (found only in plant cells) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**cell membrane** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- outer covering of cell that allows nutrients to move in and out of the cell <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**nucleus** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- the control center of a cell; contains DNA <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**mitochondrion** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- converts nutrients into energy for the cell <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**vacuole** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- storage 'bubble' inside cell that may hold water, nutrients or waste <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**chloroplast** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- converts radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy the plant can use as food <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**cilia** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- small, hair-like structures that help a cell move <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**flagellum** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- a long whip-like structure that helps a cell move <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**cytoplasm** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- the jelly-like liquid inside a cell in which organelles float <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**autotrophic** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- an organism that makes it own food through photosynthesis <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**heterotrophic** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- an organism that must get its nutrients from other organisms <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 24px;">**chromosomes** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- a piece of DNA that contains many genes <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**structure** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- how something is made <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**function** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- how something works or what it does <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**DNA** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- deoxyribonucleic acid; the code found in the nucleus of every cell.

<span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Important Links

<span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Cell Stucture for Kids] <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Interactive Cells] <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Cells Alive] Cells Cells Rap [|Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells] [|The Cellular Song] [|The Cell Song] They Might Be Giants - Cells <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Games! <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Cell Craft] <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Cell Inspector] <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|The Virtual Cell] <span style="color: #010156; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">[|Cell Game]