Learning Goal

We will investigate the structures and functions of cells, and the environmental factors that influence cellular activity using light microscopes (physical and virtual) and slide staining procedures.

Success Criteria of Full Lesson

• We will understand each of the organelles’ jobs within the cell.
• We will be able to recognize how the organelle’s job will affect the cell if it is removed.
• We will be able to identify the organelles by appearance.
• We will be able to label a plant and animal cell.

Today’s Work

• Work thorough the ‘Cells Alive’ interactive plant and animal cells.  Complete the ‘Fill in the Blank’ worksheet  Label all cell organelles as you complete the worksheet.  Try colouring your cells to make sure you have identified each of the organelles – what they look like and the job they perform in the cell.  
• Go to ‘The Incredible MegaCell’– it is a comic book and a organelle GAME!!  Now how quickly can you save Professor MegaCell?  Sort his organelles by the jobs that they do and restore them to his body – Do it in time and Prof. MegaCell lives!  ** Class record is 13s !!

Learning Goal

We will investigate the structures and functions of cells, and the environmental factors that influence cellular activity using light microscopes (physical and virtual) and slide staining procedures.

Success Criteria for Full Lesson

• We will develop an overview of the historic development of our understanding of carcinogens (cancer causing agents).
• We will understand the cell cycle and cell division timing.
• We will develop an understanding of mutations required within the cell that causes cancer development
• We will reflect about growth in our understanding of cancer. We will determine what we might change in our lives to limit the potential of having cancer.

Today’s Work

Download this worksheet file it has the instructions and can be filed in as you work through the video clips below.  Keep in mind that you will be asked to reflect on your learnings after you have completed the worksheet (either a video blog or a podcast – voice recording).   Your reflection should be organized and should cover the following items…

• Key ideas that I learned through this activity that were new to me and changed my understanding of cancer…. It changed my understanding because… (give at least 3 new things you learned and how it changed your understanding)
• The most interesting thing I learned about cancer today was…. because… (give at least 2 reasons why it was interesting)

**These ideas will be summarized in a podcasts or video blogs that will be collected and shared with the class.  The reflection will also include information learned through the other centre that looks into ‘How Cancer cells are different then Normal Cells’.

** If you need to complete this task online (if you did not finish the Tablet activity in class) you can access the videos…

Learning Goal

We will investigate the structures and functions of cells, and the environmental factors that influence cellular activity using light microscopes (physical and virtual) and slide staining procedures.

Success Criteria for Full Lesson

• • We will understand the cell cycle and cell division timing.
  • We will develop an understanding of mutations required within the cell that causes cancer development.
  • We will reflect about the growth in our understanding of cancer.
  • We will determine what we might change in our lives to limit the potential of having cancer.

Today’s Work

Many traditional classroom discussions about cancer focus on cause, treatment and prevention.   Today, we look at cancer from a new perspective ‐ how cell regulation affects normal cell division.   Although cancer can affect different kinds of cells throughout an animal and grows at different speeds, cancers all start the same way ‐ with a mutation. So, how are cancer cells different from normal cells? Let’s investigate!

**Please complete the worksheet by following the steps found there.  Download the worksheet – How are Cancer Cells Different than Normal Cells.docx

Steps to Follow…

Step One: Minds On… Teen with Melanoma

Step Two: Gathering Information Investigation

1. 1. Videos information gathering
   2. Interactive information gathering

Step Three: Reflection on New Learning

Links to Resources

Teen with Melanoma https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u94XX39xnNGbCwxeplaQNaaGZ7zBQBMa/view?usp=sharing

DNA Damage and Mutation https://youtu.be/LfPeSnJhVsw

Mitosis and Cancer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ew9e9yw_F92dJkTMlmt7874pDpqUVbkR/view?usp=sharing

Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer Interactive https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/cellcycle/

Learning Goal

We will investigate the structures and functions of cells, and the environmental factors that influence cellular activity using light microscopes (physical and virtual) and slide staining procedures.

Success Criteria for Full Lesson

• We will develop an understanding of ‘size’ of organelles in relation to cell size.
• We will review the differences between plant and animals cells.

Today’s Work

Complete the ‘Play-clay Cell’ activity!!!!  

Using the Play-clay construct a plant and animal cell by using the Cells-organelle proportions.  Include all organelles needed for a plant cell and an animal cell… use any of the colours you want.  Take a picture (via your cell phone or camera) and edit the picture so that you can label all cell pieces.  All organelles need to be labeled (off to the right hand side!) on your final creation.  Please submit digital pictures to the dropbox.