Activity
#2:
| Orientation:
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| This activity is designed to stimulate
student imagination and creativity. In the process, we will
discuss those types of structures and functions that are
needed to survive. Use the student journal sheet for activity
2 to draw and describe new types of cells, fitting the description
below. |
| Supplies:
crayons, markers, drawing paper, poster board |
| Access
the Student Journal for Activity 2 |
Pretend you are a scientist on Mars. One day, your
research team discovers a Martian settlement with creatures you've
never seen. You examine them closely and see that they are made
up of cells, but not human cells.  These creatures have cells with structures very
different from human cells even though the cells function in similar
ways.
Imagine the kinds of structures the Martian
cells might need in order to live and survive. Create drawings
of what you think the Martian cell structures would look like.
Be sure to label the Martian organelles (differently from human
cells) and describe how each part of the Martian cell helps
it to survive. See if you can think of ways that several
different cells
might work together to accomplish the same results as your human cells.
Give your organism a scientific name. Share
your organism with the class. Have several students work
together to produce different levels of organization within an
alien organism.
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