Innovating Science - NYS Intermediate Learning Science: Cells - It's Alive! A Guided Inquiry

• EXPLORE CELL BIOLOGY || Learn cell structure with hands-on microscope observation for student inquiry
• 11 PREPARED SLIDES || Includes samples such as onion cells, human cheek cells, paramecia, and nerve cells
• NGSS ALIGNED || Meets Next Generation Science Standards for middle school life science curriculum
• GUIDED INVESTIGATION || Students explore cell parts, distinguish between living and non-living, and study cell types
• EDUCATIONAL APPLICATION || Ideal for classrooms, labs, and learning environments focused on biology and life science

In this experiment, students will plan and execute their own investigation in which they will observe a variety of samples under the microscope to explore the various parts of a cell and distinguish between living versus non-living substances, animal cells versus plant cells, and unicellular versus multicellular organisms.

Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*
Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A
Performance Expectations: MS-LS-1; MS-LS-2; MS-LS-3
Cross-Cutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Systems and System Models
Engineering Practices: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; Developing and Using Models; Construct Explanations (and Design Solutions); Engaging in an Argument from Evidence; Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Kit Includes:
11 Prepared Slides:
Human Hair
Thread
Sand
Onion Bulb
Epidermis
Onion Root Tip
Elodea
Yeast
Euglena
Paramecia
Human Cheek Cells
Human Nerve Cells

DOT Info: Non-regulated.

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