Cells

  Programs

  Virginia
  Standards of
  Learning
  (SOLs)

Table of Contents

Note to the Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Activities by Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Virginia Science SOLs for Activities  . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 4

SECTION I Introduction to Cells . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activity 1: Pointillism and Multicellular Organisms . .6
SECTION II Cell Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Activity 2: Introduction to Microscopes . . . . . . . . . . .10
Activity 3: Cell Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Activity 4: Cell Project . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 19

Activity 5: Review: Cell Structure and Function . . .  22
Cell Exploration Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SECTION III Mitosis / Meiosis . . .  .. . . . . . . . . .. 27
Activity 6: Mitosis: Chromosome Replication and

                                             Division . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Activity 7: Mitosis in Action .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mitosis Word Search . . . . . . . . . .  . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION IV Membranes . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43
Activity 8: Build a Membrane . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45
Activity 9: Using Bubbles to Explore Membranes .. . 47
Activity 10: Diffusion and Osmosis with 

                                  Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Membranes Word Search . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
References . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Web Addresses for Further Reference  . . .. . . . . . 62
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Activity 1: 3.3, 5.5, BIO.4
Activity 2:  6.1, BIO.1
Activity 3:  5.5, LS.2, BIO.4
Activity 4:  5.5, LS.2, LS.3, BIO.2, BIO.4
Activity 5:  5.5, LS.2, LS.4, BIO.4
Activity 6:  5.5, LS.2, LS.3, BIO.6
Activity 7:  5.5, LS.2, LS.4, BIO.4, BIO.6
Activity 8:  5.5, LS.2, BIO.4
Activity 9:  5.5, LS.2, LS.3, BIO.4
Activity 10:  LS.3, BIO.4, BIO.5