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General Unit Information

• Cells and Heredity Unit- Sample Homework Checklist (jd)

Introduction to Cells

• Do Now- Cell Unit Intro (jm)
• Cells (Discoveryschool)-Video Note-Taker (jd)
• Review Worksheet 1-1: Discovering Cells
• Discovering Cells- Vocabulary (ls)

Parts of the Cell

• Cell diagram quiz (jm)
• Parts of the Cell(ls)-ppt
• Organelle-chart(jm)
• Onion Skin Lab (jm)
• Cheek cell lab (jm)
• Cell-as-factory-system_actsheet(pdf) (jm)
• Cell-as-factory-system_anskey(pdf) (jm)
• Review Worksheet 1-2: Looking Inside Cells
• organelle review(ls)

Cell Projects

• Cell Brochure:
  • Cell Brochure Project Rules (jm)
  • Cell Brochure Rubric(jm)
  • Cell Brochure Scavenger Hunt (jm)
  • Cell Brochure Peer Review (jm)
• The Incredible, Edible Cell
• Cell in a baggie worksheet (jm)

• Cell Model Project:
  • Cell Model Project (jm)
  • Cell Model Rules (jd)
  • Cell Model Rules with examples (jd)
  • Cell Model Project Guidelines 2005 (biz
  • Cell Project Guideline 2007(ls)
  • Cell Model Grading (jd)
  • Cell Model Hints-Plants (jd)
  • Cell Model Photos (jd)
  • cell model project(ls)

Chemistry of Life

• Molecules of Life Notes (jd)
• glucose diagram (jd)
• Review Worksheet 1-3-Chemical Compounds in Cells
• chemicals review(ls)
• requiz chem cmpds(ls)
• food testing lab(ls)
• organelles and chemical compounds quiz(ls)

Cellular Transport

• Review Worksheet 1-4: The Cell in its Environment
• membrane transport processes(ls)
• diffusion and cells(ls)
• Egg-speriment Lab-Prep (jd)
  • Egg-speriment data sheet (jd)
  • Egg-Speriment- Sample write Up (jd)
  • Egg-Speriment(jd)
  • Egg-sperimentoverhead(jd)
  • Egg-speriment-Report(jd)
  • Egg-speriment-Student Instructions(jd)

Photosynthesis

• Photosynthesis Gumdrop Models (jd)
• Photosynthesis Review Quiz (jd)
• Review Worksheet 2-1: Photosynthesis

Respiration and Fermentation

• Respiration and Fermention-Notetaker (jd)
• Respiration and Fermentation-Answers
• Cellular respiration(jm)
• Cellular Respiration( ls)ppt
• Review Worksheet 2-2: Respiration and Fermentation

• Yeast Proofing experiment-instructions from web
• Yeast Proofing Lab (jd)

Cell Cycle/Mitosis

• Cell Cycle-Video Notetaker (jd)
• Do Now-mitosis (jm)
• Mitosis Play(jd)
• Mitosis Posterboard Activity (jd)
• Review Worksheet 2-3: Cell Division

Cancer

• Review Worksheet 2-4: Cancer

Review

• Robot Review cells(ls)

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