GRADE 8 | UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS

CELLS

Are YOU Getting Hooked on Cells OR do you think that we are just trying to CELL YOU OUT?
Cell Riddle – What am I?

1. I am home when you break the law

2. You can talk or listen to or through me

3. I am inside you

The X-Men: Cellular Mutations?

click for original trailer

Can or Should We Manipulate Cells?

Stem Cell research

Cloning

"The Inner Life of a Cell"

(Video 2.5 minutes)

Introduction
Welcome to CELLS and the Microscopy Lab. I have included a direct link to the ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM HERE
Cells
1. Detailed Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells

2. CELLS ALIVE - Cell Animations

3. The Virtual Cell Webpage

4. The Cell Theory

Organizing Students
1. Lab Groups and Roles
Parts of The Microscope

1. Parts of a Microscope

2. Parts of a Microscope

3. Lab Rules and Proper Handling of Microscopes

Slide Preparation
1. How to Make a Wet Mount and Stain a Slide

2. Cell Stain Reference

Lab Sheets
Complete Microscope Lab and Worksheet (PDF)

Microscope Lab with Material List(PDF)

Microscopy Literacy
1. Microscopy Key Terms and Concepts
Cell Image Samples
1. Cells From and Onion Skin

2. Grains of Salt

3. Elodea Leaf Cell

4. Potatoe Tubers and Banana Fruits

5. Cheek Squamous Epithelial Cells (inside human mouth)

Lab Clean Up Procedures
Lab Rules, Regulations and Clean Up Procedures
Dangerous Cells
1. H1N1 (Swine Flu)

2. Listeria

3. HIV Aids

Complete Grade 8 Science Units
1. Complete Grade 8 Science Units (Includes WORD Docs)

2. Complete Grade 8 Science Units (Excellent Resource)

3. DISCOVERY Education Log In

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