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Build a Cell
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BUILD -A-CELL GAME Students review by answering questions AND by practicing what parts look like and their location as they build their cell. |
AHEAD OF TIME:
1. Make a copy of the question cards. and cut them apart
You will need a set of question cards for each group of 4
I make the sets different colors so the cards don’t get mixed up.
2. Print out the Build a cell game parts sheets.
Copy the blank cell page onto colored paper (1 for each student)
Copy off the cell parts pieces onto clear transparency sheets, cut out, and place in
paper lunch bags. (1 lunch bag per game group with enough parts in it to make 4 cells.)
Using clear transparencies allows some cell parts to build on top of each other.
(Ex: nucleolus goes inside nucleus, ribosomes sit on top of Rough ER)
PLAY THE GAME:
Students play in groups of 3-4. Each group has a lunch bag with cell parts pieces and a deck of question cards. Each student has his/her own blank cell score sheet. Students play by taking turns answering questions. If they answer correctly, they get to pick a cell part from the lunch bag and place it on their cell scorecard in the correct place. If they get it wrong they don’t get a part and the next student gets a turn.
First student to get all 9 cell parts into their cell is the winner.
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Build a Bug
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Introduction:
Most adult insects have the following characteristics:
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- A body divided into three parts (head, thorax and abdomen)
- Three pairs of legs
- Usually one pair of antennae and a pair of compound eyes (a few exceptions to these characteristics are found)
- Usually two pairs of wings (absent in many insects such as lice, fleas, ants; flies have one pair of wings)
There are approximately 30 orders of insects. Choose one of the insects from these orders.
Click on the link to learn more about the characteristics of that order. There are links to specific insects on each page. Visit the Field Guide Index to see a listing of all insects featured in the Field Guide.
Objective:
Students will build biologically correct insects in order to learn insect structure and adaptations.
Materials:
Any non-food item such as cardboard, egg cartons, clay, wire, felt, Styrofoam, pipe cleaners, nylon stockings, pipe cleaners, paint, glue, string, etc.
Guidelines:
- Your model must be an INSECT (i.e. no spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, or millipedes, please). Note: Your insect does not have to live in the United States.
- Your model must be between 6-12 inches long, and sturdy.
- Be accurate when building your model (appropriate proportions, true color and form, etc.).
- The more detail your model has, the better.
- A written description must accompany your model and include:
- The common name of the insect
- The name of the order to which it belongs
- A brief description of the insect’s habitat
- Where the insect is located geographically
- At least 2 interesting, and unique facts about the insect you have modeled (i.e. “it has 6 legs and 3 body segments” doesn’t count)
- Your name and address on model description
Examples of Models:
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| Spiny Katydid | Monarch | |
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| Dragonfly | Damselfly | Luna Moth |
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| Walking Stick | Grasshopper | Yellow jacket |
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| Atlas Moth | Carpenter ant | Praying Mantid |
