Sub-topics /Concepts /Process skills Plant and animal cells cell structures observing, drawing, identifying, comparing Function

of cell parts /structures

Learning objectives Describe and illustrate with pictures of the general structures of the plant and animal cells.

The activities Examine pictures of animal cells and plant cells general structures. (Resources from internet may be used) electron microscope normal cell, cancer cell, irregular cell, chloroplasts, etc. Ask the students to draw and list down the general structures of the cells from this website : http://www.wiley.com/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_stru cture/cell_structure.htm or http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/cells/cells.htm

List the differences between the plant and Students can play interactive games to identify the differences between animal cells. the plant and animal cells structures at : http://www.galaxygoo.org/biochem/CellProject/the_cell.html Examine under the microscope an animal cell (eg.from fresh liver) and a plant cell (eg. From Elodea, a moss, or any suitable locally available material), draw and describe. Group practical activity to identify the structures under the microscope. Useful websites: May help in pronunciations, take a look inside a cell interactively at: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/

Identify and describe the structures seen, (cell membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm for animal cells; cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, sap vacuole and chloroplasts for plant cells) Compare the visible differences in structure of the animal and plant cells examined

Class discussion about comparison of plant cell and animal cell. They can make use of this website : http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm or play interactive quiz at: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_quiz.htm

Video presentation on animation of the movement of substances in and Describe the function of the cell membrane out via the cell membrane. in controlling the passage of substances Ask students to look closely on how substances move via the cell into and out of the cell membrane. Discuss on what students can infer from the video : http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp05/0502001.html