Teacher Resources
Lesson Plans
Two activities
that classes did for this web site on the cells unit were designing a model
of a cell and making a slide show on a cell organelle or on a body organ.
Cell
Model
After
students were given the instructions
for this activity, they were given 1 class to plan their cell. The work
on the cell itself was done as a home assignment. Students were given
several weeks to have their final product passed in. The resulting cell
models were very well done and several were photographed to give the opening
picture for the website.
Slide Show
For
the slide show assignment, students were given the instruction
sheet and basic
instructions for using Corel Presentations. There was a draw to
determine the topic the student pair was responsible for making a slide show.
The resulting slide shows were reformatted for the internet (see resulting
slide shows). They were graded using a scoring
rubric.
Books
A
few of the books that have been useful in the classroom include:
- Dirt & Grime by Vicki Cobb
- Through the Microscope: The Body
by Lionel Bender
- The Brain by Seymour Simon
- Blood & Gore by Vicki Cobb
- How the Body Works by Steve Parker
Websites
Some
internet links that have been used as a resource include:
This site was useful to students as they were searching for graphics and as
the design team was preparing the web site.
Teachers
with questions or comments can direct them to the teacher at