Cell

Cell Theory
Theory && Timeline
Timeline

6th Grade Science

Kyrene Middle School
Students Will:
Summarize the contributions scientists
have made toward the cell theory
Understand Cell Theory.
Cell Theory
1. All living things are made of cells.
2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function
in living things. (structure = form; function = purpose)
3. Living cells only come from other living cells.
Early
Early Scientists’
Scientists’ Contributions
Contributions
Cell
Cell Timeline
Timeline #1
#1

334 B.C.E.
Aristotle observed nature directly. He classified
all known organisms as either plants or animals.
B.C.E.= Before Common Era
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Cell Timeline
Timeline #2
#2
1590
Hans & Zacharias Janssen produced the first
compound microscope by lining up 2 lenses.
Cell
Cell Timeline
Timeline #3
#3
1665
Robert Hooke observed lining matter (cork cells)
through a compound microscope, which reveals empty
cells.
He is the first to call the spaces in the cork “cells” which
means little rooms.
Cell
Cell Timeline
Timeline #4
#4
1680s
Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed lining cells through
a simple microscope.
Cell
Cell Timeline
Timeline #5
#5
1838
Matthias Schleiden discovered that plants were made of
cells.
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Cell Timeline
Timeline #6
#6
1839
Theodor Schwann states “all animals are made of
cells.”
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Cell Timeline
Timeline #7
#7
1856
William Henry Perkin develops an intense purple dye,
which is used to stain slides.
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Cell Timeline
Timeline #8
#8
1858
Rudolph Virchow states, “Cells are
the last link in a great chain that
forms tissues, organs, systems,
and individuals. Where a cell
exists, there must have been a
preexisting cell.”
Cells can only arise from pre-
existing cells
Create
Create aa Cell
Cell Timeline
Timeline
Label the timeline with the dates, scientist names, and details of the
important discoveries.
The earliest date should be on the left and the most recent on the
right.
Show a reasonable amount of elapsed time between dates.
8 events & 8 pictures
Graded on neatness, accuracy, and use of color.
List Cell Theory and the 3 parts of the Cell Theory.
Cells
Cells

1. The cell is the basic unit of life

2. Technology furthered the development of cell
theory because the invention of the microscope
allowed cells to be discovered.
3. The tiny structures that make up cells are called
organelles which means little organs.