Web Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan Worksheet
Subject Matter: Cellular Biology
Grade Level: Seventh
Lesson Objective: Learners will be able to demonstrate
knowledge of cellular structures, their names and location, along with their
functions within the body with an 80% accuracy.
Subject Matter Content
Standard: Science-1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one
to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.
Website Addresses
Used as Resources: (2-3)
- http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
- http://library.thinkquest.org/12413/structures.html
- http://www.johnkyrk.com/CellIndex.html
Student Research
Questions:
Essential Question:
See discussion of essential questions in week seven documents and
resources.
- What is the purpose of cells in a human/animal body? Explain their major functions and what they do for us overall. (Think big picture, not what each individual piece does.)
Subsidiary Questions (2-10):
2. Are all cells the same?
3. What contains genetic information and is composed of DNA?
4. A stack of flattened compartments that package molecules
for either delivery to other cell components or for secretion?
5. What are groups of complex molecules that help a cell
survive?
6. Composes 25% of a cell’s mass, acts as a “protein factory”,
and injects proteins directly into the cytoplasm?
7. Made up of a clear gel, this contains RNA, proteins and
amino acids, sugars and other carbohydrates?
8. What takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates
energy for the cell?
9. All cells are surrounded by?
10. Outer membrane of a cell that controls cellular traffic,
and contains proteins that allows the passage of materials?
Assessment: By using Internet sites the students must
read through and click through animations showing and explaining cellular
biology. The must read and discover what parts of cellular structure correspond
to the questions. Once they have completed these questions they should be able
to answer the main question. I will assess from their answers if they have
learned the cellular structures and information provided to explain the purpose
of cells in a body, and then have the students fill out the names and functions
on a worksheet of a cell.