Overview
The students will start out as a group and they will be given a group introduction. After this they will be divided up into different groups that will travel through a set of five stations. These stations will be: Circuit Boarders, Getting in Gear, Cell Parts and Functions, The Bubble Rappers, and the Forgotten Kingdom. At each station, they will learn a piece of the complete lesson. After attending each station, the students will be given a final assessment of the whole lesson through a discussion and a wrap up activity led by the Bubble Rappers Station.

Objectives
At the end of completing a station, this is what the students should learn and know.

I. Circuit Boarders

  • Distinguish cell parts
  • Know where the organelles are
  • Know where the different parts of machines are located
  • Know at least five machine parts and organelles
II. Machine Station: Getting in Gear
  • Understand the Induction Stroke
  • Understand the Compression Stroke
  • Understand the Power Stroke
  • Understand how the charge is ignited by the spark plug
  • Understand the Exhaust Stroke
III. Cell Parts and Functions Station: Meet the Organelles
  • The students should be able to identify and name the functions of the nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, membrane/wall, ER, and ribosomes.
IV. Cell Interactions: The Bubble Rappers
  • At the conclusion of this lesson, the students should be able to:
    • Explain the importance of cells in your body
    • Categorize the different cellular levels
    • Distinguish the division of labor in the human body
V. Protists: The Forgotten Kingdom
  • Identify the different parts of the microscope
  • Differentiate between compound and simple microscope
  • Understand how to properly prepare a slide
  • Students should be able to give a simple definition of protists
  • Identify each classification of protists.
  • Relate protists to cells of multi-cellular organisms
  • State the major functioning parts of protists
Conclusion
  • After the last round of stations, the students will come back as one group.
  • There will be a disscussion about the topics we taught them. (2 minutes)
    • We will ask them if they have any questions on cells and machines in general.
    • Answer their questions.
  • The Cell Interactions: The Bubble Rappers will do a conclusion for the whole class. (5 minutes)
    • Show the students digestive system model and the model made by the students.
    • Ask for a volunteer to name all of the different organs in the digestive system and to point them out.
    • Ask the students to name what organ systems are made up of, what organs are made up of, and what tissues are made up of.
    • Demonstrate what happens to food in the digestive system using the model made by the students.
    • Show how each of the organs in the digestive system work together to form a system to accomplish one task.
  • Tie Up Activity (5 minutes)
    • Ask the students what they learned and briefly write down responses to find out what and how much students have learned form the activities.
    • Some possible questions are (if "what did you learn?" does not generate enough information):
      • What did you learn about cell parts?
      • What did you learn about cell functions?
      • What did you learn about machine parts?
      • What did you learn about machine functions?
      • What are organs made of?
      • What are the similarities between cells and machines?
      • What are protists?
    • Next, questions to help evaluate the effectiveness of the activities will be asked.
      • What was your favorite activity?
      • Where did you learn the most?
Standards of Learning
  • Circuit Boarders: There are no SOL requirements by the nation, state, or county on this subject.
  • Machine Station: Getting in Gear: There are no SOL requirements by the nation, state, or county on this subject.
  • Cell Parts and Functions Station: Meet the Organelles
    • Students will:
      • Know the parts of a cell
      • Have designed and constructed a cell model.
      • Understand cell parts and their functions.
  • Cell Interactions: The Bubble Rappers
    • Students will:
      • Observe a variety of cell to recognize cell structure and function.
      • Observe and describe patterns of cellular organization.
      • Identify basic needs of organisms and explore cell processes that allow cells to obtain materials and energy.
      • Compare And contrast the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and relate their importance to plant and animal life.
  • Protists: The Forgotten Kingdom
    • Students will:
      • Study representative protists in the kingdom Monera and identify their phyla.
    • Students will:
      • Demonstrate appropriate techniques in using microscope.
      • Identify and describe characteristic properties of specimens under a microscope.
      • Determine and understand the existence of cellular structure through examination of a variety of specimens