Cell City

Students should know the basics of what a cell is and how it fits into the hierarchical structure of cell-tissue-organ-system.

Day 1
• Students are given notes on basics of cellular biology, including the organelles that are present in human cells.
• Students are placed in groups of 2 and each group is assigned a different organelle. The students are asked to think of their organelle in the context of its function in the cell and to come up with similar unit that accomplishes the same function in a city
Day 2
• Students work on a poster in which they draw both their organelle and their city analog and list the functions common to both.
Day 3
• Students give short presentations on their organelle and city analog to the rest of the class so that all students learn from each other. A worksheet is given to each student that they fill out during the presentations that allows them to match organelles with city analogs.
• After presentations, STEP fellow explains why engineers use a system approach to describe things such as biology.

Day 4
• Quiz

Students will be able to:
1. Identify the different components of the cell and explain their respective functions
2. Relate the parts of the cell to parts of a city
3. Explain their analogs to their classmates in both visual and verbal communication

Posters for groups of two, summary worksheet

Science

• Grade 11 - Life Sciences. A. 1.

o Describe how the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment is required for the continuation of life, and explain how stability is challenged by changing physical, chemical, and environmental conditions as well as the presence of pathogens

Mathematics

• n/a

Technology

• n/a

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