1. Classroom discussions about the Mars Space Program.
2. Articles on the Mars space program read aloud in class followed by role
playing.
3. Locating articles that discuss possible fossils of cells found on Mars.
4. Using a slide to observe Elodea specimen under the microscope.
5. Observing what type of movement the specimen is making.
6. Flagellar, ciliate, and amoeboid motion will be looked for under
the microscope.
7. Predict the condition of hair by observing a strand under the microscope.
8. Determine which end of the hair strand was attached to a live cell.
9. Gather some pollen from a flower, place it on a slide, and observe the
pollen under the microscope.
10. Draw the cells you see from items 4, 8, and 9 above on a sheet of paper;
color the cells.
11. Observe the same slide 30 minutes later or the next day to see what changes
occurred.
12. A cooperative team will use a small picture of the animal cell that is
labeled with the parts of the cell to identify the same parts on the
enlarged poster of the animal cell that is not labeled.
13. The other cooperative group will place and paste the parts of the plant cell
on the enlarged poster of the plant cell using the small labeled picture of
the plant cell as a guide.
14. Each student will make a World-Class Cell Model.
a. Have an adult helper mix the ingredients for the gelatin dessert
according to the instructions on the box.
b. Allow the gelatin to cool to room temperature.
c. Pour the gelatin into the resealable bag, seal the bag, and place it in
the bowl.
d. Set the bowl and bag in the refrigerator and chill until the gelatin is
firm (about 3 to 4 hours).
e. Remove the gelatin from the refrigerator and open the bag.
f. Using your finger, insert the grape into the center of the gelatin
g. Reseal the bag.
h. Place the bag of gelatin on a flat surface such as the kitchen counter.
Observe its shape.
i. Hold the bag over the bowl as you gently squeeze it (the bowl is used
in the event that you squeeze too hard and the bag opens). Observe the
shape of the bag as you squeeze
15. Thin layers of onion cell skin will be prepared, placed on slides, covered
with coverslips, and observed under the microscope.
16. Write a rap or poem concerning the structure and/or movement of cells.