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Grade 5, Science
Std 7: Identify common parts of plant and animal cells, including the nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane.

Comparing unicellular and multi-cellular organisms
Comparing plant and animal cells

Lesson Plans:

C-E-L-L-O
This lesson involves learning the general structure and functions of cells in organisms.

Virtual Electron Microscope
This lesson involves learning that all organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental units of life; most organisms are single cells, but other organisms (including humans) are multi-cellular.

Make a Model Cell
To review and compare plant and animal cells, then build a model of an animal cell.

What is Inside a Cell?
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of the components of a cell.

What Is a Cell?
This lesson on the structure and the different functions of each part of a cell includes printable reading comprehension worksheets.

Cell Structure and Function
Using information from the Mars Surveyor Space Program and microscopes and slides, students will explore cell structure and function.

The Cell as a System
Students will review cell structures and investigate how the components of a cell operate as a system.

Resources:

Cells Alive Interactive diagram of both animal and plant cells

Molecular Expressions Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope.

Gizmo Links to free five minute interactive resources for Life Science

Comparing Plant & Animal Cells In addition to using textbooks to find out about Comparing Plant Cells and Animal Cells, why not also use the power of the Internet?

Microscope Imaging Station Produces high-resolution images and time-lapse movies using research-grade microscopes. This gallery contains a range of images and movies that illustrate the diversity of what can be seen with light microscopes.

Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets

Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips.

Cells for Kids This website has a lot of links for activities, games, lessons, and general information about cells.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Students will classify pictures of farm animals as meat eaters, plant eaters or both; D: ...and will examine animal adaptations to the food they eat; E: ...and each student will then present research about an omnivore, herbivore, and carnivore from their native country.
E/B: After collecting different types of leaves outside and then observing a piece of each leaf under a microscope, students will make a chart with a drawing of each leaf as they saw it in the microscope. They will also draw pictures of the trees that each leaf came from.; D: Students will make a book with drawings describing what they observed for each leaf; E: ...and will use books to research other trees in Alabama. They will collect leaves from these trees and look at them through a microscope and report their findings.

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