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)

1. http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
2. http://library.thinkquest.org/12413/structures.html
3. http://www.johnkyrk.com/CellIndex.html

Student Research Questions:

Essential Question:  See discussion of essential questions in week seven documents and resources.

1. 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.