At the cellular level

How have cells from a fungus or bacteria affected humans in the past?  

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Cell Craft

Where are the organelles?

Which cells have organelles Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic? 

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A cell is like...

A cell is like a school. Write about about an organelle and how it is like part of a school. 

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Khan Challenge

Today we will attempt the legendary Khan Academy Cell Challenge. 
After you complete the challenge write a reflection about how it went as you blog post. 

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Khan Challenge

Release the energy!

Which organelle in a cell releases energy? 

Try This Cell Match

Making Sugar

What part of a plant cell converts energy from the sun into carbohydrates? 

The Gate Keeper

What part of the cell lets things in and out of the cell. 

The Director

What part of the cell directs all cell activities? 

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Organelles

Organelles perform life functions for cells. Name one organelle and its function. 

What defines life?

Andrew says that someday A.I. will make it so robots could be defined as being alive. Hayden disagrees saying no matter what the technology is, it could not meet the criteria for life. Who do you think is right and why do you agree with that person? 

MS-LS1-1

We have completed our learning for our first standard. Is there anything you have learned about living things or investigations that you didn't know before?  

Alive and made of cells.

Look at the images below. Which image shows  something that is alive? Which image show something that is not living? How could you prove you are correct about your answers? 

Bill Nye Way back when...

Watch the video. Write a question that can be answered by watching the video. Write a fact from the video. 

Parts of the cell

What part of the cell directs all cell activities and contains DNA ? 

What went well ?

What went well in the yeast lab? What changes would you suggested to make the lab better? 

Yeast Lab

Today we are doing a yeast lab. Why is following procedure important when doing a lab? 

Parts of a Lab Report

What are some of the important parts of a lab report. Look over the yeast lab on google classroom and then answer this question. 

You make the slide

What would you like to see under a microscope? What could you bring in to look at under a microscope?

Name a part

Name a part of a microscope at what it does. 

LAB Safety

What are some rules of lab safety? Watch the video and post some rules. 

Vocab for MS-LS1-1

Please post a word and definition that would be used with our current standard MS-LS1-1.