Title: Cell
Acronyms
Introduction:
Cells
consist of many parts that function as a system to do the tasks necessary for
the cell to be alive. In this webquest you will research the functions of a
cell part. Based on what you have learned, you will create a science acronym
for your cell part.
Task:
Create a science
acronym for a cell part. In order for you to make an acronym that makes sense
you must understand the structure and function of the cell part. You must also
know whether the part is common to all cells or unique to plant cells animal
cells, protists, bacteria, or fungi.
Instructions:
1. Use the links
to find out as much as you can about your cell part. Include in your
information the purpose of the cell part, the kind of cells where you can find
this cell part, the smaller parts that make up the cell part, the specific
function(s) of the cell part, how the part accomplishes its function(s), and
what happens to a cell when this part no longer functions as it should. Record
your notes on the note sheet.
2. Write your
assigned cell part vertically on your paper. Each letter should begin one
horizontal line.
3. Each letter
should begin a statement that contains information about your cell part.
4. Check the
accuracy of your statements by comparing your acronym with someone else in
class. Revise your statements.
5. Create a neat
version of your acronym on a sheet of unlined paper. Use a letter size that
will be clearly visible from anywhere in the classroom. On a second sheet of
unlined paper, make a drawing of your cells part. Use appropriate colors. Label
the drawing with your cell part, your name, and period.
Links:
Virtual Cell
http://personal.tmlp.com/jimr57/tour/cell/cell.htm
Cell-mates
http://www.crpc.rice.edu/CRPC/GT/dawsonm/Lessons/cellpartsmap.htm
Cell Parts and
Their Functions
http://members.tripod.com/jgimp/cells.html
Life Cycle Safari
(scroll across the columns to Life Cycle Safari then down the column to Cell
Structure)
http://www.vilenski.org/science/safari/smap.html
Cells Alive
Grading:
|
Score |
Criteria |
|
A: 20 points |
Each line
contains appropriate information. Several
important and different key ideas about your cell part are included. Information is accurate. Statements are
written in your own words. |
|
B: 17 points |
Each line
contains appropriate information Most of the key
ideas about your cell part are important and different. Most of your
information is accurate. Statements are
written in your own words. |
|
C: 15 points |
Each line
contains appropriate information. Your statements reflect the basic
important ideas related to your cell part. A few of your
statements are incomplete or inaccurate. Most of your
statements are written in your own words. |
|
Unsatisfactory
and Will Need to be
Revised: |
Some information is not appropriate or
relevant to the topic. Your statements do not reflect the basic
important ideas related to your cell part. Many of your statements are incomplete or
inaccurate. Many of your statements
are not written in your own words. |
Sample Acronym for
a Sixth Grade Topic:
Pangea was a prehistoric landmass.
Land is lifted in some places.
Always in motion, that’s the way
plates behave.
Tectonic comes from the Greek word meaning
“builder”.
Earthquakes occur at plate boundaries.
The movement of plates is predictable.
Earth is sometimes buried along plate
boundaries.
Convection currents cause plates to move.
Trenches form along subduction zones.
Oceans contain a ridge where plates separate.
New land is formed by volcanoes.
Iceland is along a plate boundary.
Continental drift theory explains the
movement of continents.
Spreading occurs along mid-ocean ridges.