Meredith Penland

Standard B-2

Lesson plan for B-2.1 and B-2.2

Cell Structure and Function

Standard B-2.1: Recall the three major tenets of cell theory

Standard B-2.2 : Summarize the structures and functions of organelles found in a eukaryotic cell
(including nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes, vacuoles, ribososmes, endoplasmic reticulum
[ER], Golgi apparatus, cilia, flagella, cell membrane, nuclear membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm).

Performance objectives:

1. Students will be reminded and be expected to know the content of the cell theory

2. Students will understand the difference between plant and animal cells and which organelles are
present in which type of cell.

3. Students will create a memorable way to think of each organelle in the analogy activity.

4. Students will learn the organelles of the cell, what their role is within the cell, and how they function
within the cell. Students will express their knowledge by a paired research project.

5. Students will be able to explain how the different organelles in the cell are connected. Students will
do this by applying information gathered in the research activity to the Journey into the Cell activity.

Concept Introduction:

Power point review of cell theory, the history of cell theory, and the scientists that discovered the cell
and those who are credited with the cell theory.

Involve students by:

~Have students recall what unicellular and multi-cellular organisms are and give examples of
each kind.

~Ask students to name the major cell structures of both of these organisms…should be reviewed
from seventh grade.

~Ask them what the difference between plant and animal cells is in reference to organelles.
Show class the interactive web site CELLS alive! to demonstrate the difference between plant an animal
cells. Allow them to lead you through picking which organelles they believe belong in the animal and
plant cell. Website also shows the shape and size of the organelles in the cell.

Cells alive! does not have diagrams of flagella and cilia use power point to show how cilia and flagella
move the cell and explain their importance. Show movie from Rowland Institute at Harvard for flagella
movement and movie of cilia from U Mass Med.

Concept Exploration:

Analogies and organelles- individual activity

 An organelle will be given to each student. Two students should have the same
organelle.
 Each student will create a comparison between an organelle and something in everyday
life.
 Draw the organelle and the item being compared
 Explain the analogy on the paper
 Share the analogy with the class

Research activity- pair exercise

 Pair the students with the same organelles together to research their organelle
 Use creditable sources for information.
-.edu, .gov, reference books, text book, etc.
 Focus research on answering the questions
o Year discovered
o Country
o Scientist
o Number present in cells
o Relative size in the cell
o What kind of cell the organelle is found in
o Role
o Function
o One interesting fact
 Research for each organelle will be compiled and made available as reference material for the
next activity

Concept application

Journey into a Cell- Team activity (3-4)

Lesson plan adapted from Heidi Haugen www.accessexcellence.org
  Each team will assemble and edit scientific information on cells, then write a creative story.
 The team will decide which kind of cell they want to work with (plant or animal).
 Organelles and sections will be assigned to individual team members.
 The team will use the organizer sheet and planning page to help create the story.

Journey into a Cell: Planning Page

Worksheet to be completed as a team

Members of this team:

M andri syahputra, Melia ivana, kiky imelda, Widya kartika sari

In this activity your team will assemble and edit scientific information on cells, then write a
creative story.

1. Decide what type of cell to write about within your group. (plant or animal) record on
organizer sheet
2. Assign a section of the story to each member of your group. Sections are listed below
3. Discuss and outline your story (intro, body, conclusion) with your team. Remember to
use the same character names and tenses in each section.
4. Begin researching and writing your story. Some materials you may want or choose to
use are: Encyclopedia, text book, notes, research activity, Internet. (Remember the
acceptable places to gather information from the Internet.) Record individual research
on the organizer sheet.
5. After gathering information your team will come together to complete the planning
page. The planning page will help you prepare to write and illustrate a creative story.
Completing the worksheets will ensure a quality story. Use the planning page to create
an outline and the organizer sheet to help you add facts to your story. (Don’t forget to
cite your source.)

Title of Story: Animal cell

Each team member is responsible for WRITING about and ILLUSTRATING the 3 organelles listed
under their SECTION. The organelles do not necessarily have to be discussed in that section. For
example, your team may wish to discuss ribosomes, ER, and chloroplasts in sections 2 and/or 3.

P=plant cell organelle

 A= animal cell organelle

Written By:
Section 1 (introduction)
Describe the setting of your story. How
did you get into the cell? What kind of cell
are you in? What do you see around you?
The animal cell is surrounded by a semi
permeable cell membrane. The cell
membrane allows only specific materials
to move in, the cell membrane allows
only specific materials to move in and out
of the cell. Let me get inside, sorry
humans are not allowed, please let me
get inside okay you are allowed to come
inside. While in the cell, the different Written By:
parts of the cell are called organelles
Section 2
nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum,
mitochondria, golgi apparatus and What is happening to you? Begin to
lysosomes. When walking on the develop the plot. What is it like to be
cytoplasm, the cytoplasm is a jelly like inside of a cell? What is the focus of this
substance, cytoplasm provides a surface story? Will you be trying to get out of
for all the organelles in the animal cell. the cell, or will something happen to
The lysosomes contain powerful digestive you?
enzymes that help in cell digestion. Nucleus being the control center of cell.
I decide and control most of the
functions going on in the cell. The
nucleus contains DNA or genetic
material, and governs the activities that
cell do, tangled chromatin is a form of
DNA that is scattered in the nuclear.
P: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm When the cell is ready to devide and
solidify into a structure known as a
A: lysosomes, cell membrane, cytoplasm
chromosome. The nucleus also contains
a nucleus which is a structure whwre
ribosomes are made, after the
ribosomes leave the nucleus they are
responsible for synthesizing or making
proteins.
Written by: Written by:
Section 3 P/A:nucleus, chromosomes, nucleolus
Section 4 (Conclusion)
Continue the adventure. How are you Resolve the adventure. How will your
traveling around the cell? How are you story end? How will you leave the cell (if
reacting to what is happening inside the you do)? “Wrap up your story”
cell? How are the different cell parts Mithocondia is powerhouses of the cell
reacting with you? because we release energy rich
The endoplasmic reticulum is a large compunds called AT, TP is needed for
sheet of tissue provided by the the functioning, growth and
membrane they help in transporting and maintenance of the body. The
exchanging materials between the endoplasmic reticulum is a large sheet
various regions of the cytoplasmthe. The of tissue provided by the membrane
endoplasmic reticulum is of two types, they help in transporting and
the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and exchanging materials between the
the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The various regions of the cytoplasmthe.
smooth endoplasmic reticulum helps in The endoplasmic reticulum is of two
the formation of lipids, lipids are essential types, the smooth endoplasmic
components of the cell membrane. The reticulum and the rough endoplasmic
rough endoplasmic reticulum has reticulum. The smooth endoplasmic
ribosomes, ribosomes help in building reticulum helps in the formation of
proteins in the rough endoplasmic lipids, lipids are essential components
reticulum. Centrioles these are structures of the cell membrane. The rough
found near the nuclei of animal cells the endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes,
pair of centrioles along with it’s ribosomes help in building proteins in
cytoplasmic body is called centrosome or the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The
central apparatus in lower animals, proteins go to the golgi apparatus the
centrioles control the formation and protein is processed inside the golgi
activity of cilia and flagella apparatus the protein are packaged and
sent outside the golgi apparatus is
involved in the formation of lysosomes.
The lysosomes contain powerful
digestive enzymes that help in cell
digestion. The cell is damaged if there
are foreign objects in it. When the cell is
damaged, the lysosome bursts after the
lysosomes bursts, digestive enzymes get
released the digestive enzymes digest
their own cell, hence lysosomes are
called sucide bags of the cell.

P: ribosomes, ER (rough and smooth), P/A: mitochondria, vacuole, Golgi

chloroplasts bodies
A: ribosomes, ER (rough and smooth),
centrioles
Journey into a cell: Organizer sheet

Name: WIDYA KARTIKA SARI

 Date: 25 MARCH 2020

Use this page to help you organize what you know about an animal or plant cell. Be specific
when recording your facts. You can elaborate on them when writing your story. (Each team
member is responsible for 3-4 cell organelles and/or parts)

What parts/organelles are you What do these cell

responsible for? parts/organelles look like?
Where are they located
Lysosome are formed in the Lysosome a small round
golgi apparatus Facts about Animal cell lysosome that countains a
Nucleus (type of cell A or P) hydraulic enzyme
Nucleus being the control Nucleus small round shape and
And lysosome, nucleus,
center of cell. I decide and only exist in eukaryotic cells
Ribosome organelles.
control most of the functions Ribosom small granuales that
going on in the cell. contain nucleoproteins
Ribosomes are located in the
rough endoplasmic reticulum

What are the functions of How does each of the cell

each cell part? parts/organelles work with other
parts of the cell?
The lysosomes contain The animal cell is surrounded by
powerful digestive enzymes a semi permeable cell
that help in cell digestion. membrane. The cell membrane
Nucleus. allows only specific materials to
Nucleus being the control move in, the cell membrane
center of cell. I decide and allows only specific materials to
control most of the functions move in and out of the cell. Let
going on in the cell. The me get inside, sorry humans are
nucleus contains DNA or not allowed, please let me get
genetic material, and governs inside okay you are allowed to
the activities that cell do, come inside. While in the cell,
tangled chromatin is a form of the different parts of the cell are
DNA that is scattered in the called organelles nucleus,
nuclear. endoplasmic reticulum,
Ribosomes The rough mitochondria, golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum has and lysosomes. When walking on
ribosomes, ribosomes help in the cytoplasm, the cytoplasm is a
building proteins in the rough jelly like substance, cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum. provides a surface for all the
Centrioles these are structures organelles in the animal cell. The
found near the nuclei of lysosomes contain powerful
animal cells the pair of digestive enzymes that help in
centrioles along with it’s cell digestion.
cytoplasmic body is called Nucleus being the control center
centrosome or central of cell. I decide and control most
apparatus in lower animals, of the functions going on in the
centrioles control the cell. The nucleus contains DNA or
formation and activity of cilia genetic material, and governs
and flagella the activities that cell do, tangled
chromatin is a form of DNA that
is scattered in the nuclear. When
the cell is ready to devide and
solidify into a structure known as
a chromosome. The nucleus also
contains a nucleus which is a
structure whwre ribosomes are
made, after the ribosomes leave
the nucleus they are responsible
for synthesizing or making
proteins. Mithocondia is
powerhouses of the cell because
we release energy rich
compunds called AT, TP is
needed for the functioning,
growth and maintenance of the
body. The endoplasmic reticulum
is a large sheet of tissue provided
by the membrane they help in
transporting and exchanging
materials between the various
regions of the cytoplasmthe. The
endoplasmic reticulum is of two
types, the smooth endoplasmic
reticulum and the rough
endoplasmic reticulum. The
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
helps in the formation of lipids,
lipids are essential components
of the cell membrane. The rough
 endoplasmic reticulum has
ribosomes, ribosomes help in
building proteins in the rough
endoplasmic reticulum. The
proteins go to the golgi
apparatus the protein is
processed inside the golgi
apparatus the protein are
packaged and sent outside the
golgi apparatus is involved in the
formation of lysosomes. The
lysosomes contain powerful
digestive enzymes that help in
cell digestion. The cell is
damaged if there are foreign
objects in it. When the cell is
damaged, the lysosome bursts
after the lysosomes bursts,
digestive enzymes get released
the digestive enzymes digest
their own cell, hence lysosomes
are called sucide bags of the cell.

Review and Evaluation

Each student will be evaluated throughout the lesson plan.

 They will be evaluated on their understanding of the organelles in the analogy activity, their
ability to conduct an information search and the relevance of information gathered during
their search.
 Students will be evaluated on their ability to apply gathered knowledge and their
understanding of the structure and function of cells in the story activity.
o This activity provides individual and team grades. Students will be graded
individually on correctness of the information on the organelles they were
responsible for and on the section of cell interaction they were responsible for.
Students will be graded as a team for the content, flow, correctness, and relevance
of their story.