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Investigating Cellular Structure in Science Class

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A young boy with glasses peers intently into a microscope in the foreground, while another student's shoulder is visible in the blurred background of a classroom.
Investigating Cellular Structure in Science Class
Algonquin

Seventh-grade students in Mr. Yamane's science class used microscopes to study different samples and determine whether they were unicellular or multicellular.

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Mr. Yamane started the lesson by explaining what unicellular and multicellular organisms are and what they look like.

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Students were then asked to read along in their workbooks and underline the section stating that only living things have cells.

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He then explained the microscope stations set up around the room. Each station already had a microscope set up with a slide of one of the samples they were going to examine.

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There were six stations featuring paramecium, nylon fibers, onion root, bacteria, human skin, and salt.

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After reviewing the stations, he asked the students to create a plan for how they would view the samples, record their observations, and draw what they saw.

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Working with their table partners, the students developed their plans and wrote them in their workbooks.

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Each group then started at a station and had ten minutes to examine the sample, write down their observations, and determine whether it was unicellular or multicelluar.

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They rotated through all six stations, completing the tasks for each.

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If a group finished early at a station, an extra microscope was available where they could examine additional samples not part of the main assignment.

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They had a great time viewing the samples on a microscopic level and were surprised by the colors, shapes, and structures they saw.

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