Monday – TTW assign a cell project (7.1.tpi.1,7.1.tpi.4 ). TSW have the option of creating a cell travel brochure or a three dimensional model of a plant or an animal cell. Projects may be submitted as early Monday, November 20th. All projects are due by Friday, December 1st. TTW explain how cells produce more cells and TSW use his or her schema to connect mitosis to the cell cycle.

Homework: Notify your parents about your cell project – SHOW THEM THE REQUIREMENTS HANDOUT THAT I DISTRIBUTED TODAY. Students may earn extra credit points by submitting their projects early. Possible points for early submission are as follows: (Nov. 20th = 10 pts.) (Nov. 21st = 9 pts.) (Nov. 27th = 8 pts.) (Nov. 28th = 7 pts.) (Nov. 29th = 6 pts.) (Nov. 30th = 5pts.)

I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY LATE PROJECTS.

Use your textbook glossary to define the following words: cell cycle, chromosome, binary fission, homologus chromosomes, chromatids, centromeres, mitosis, cytokenesis.

There will be a quiz over Chapter 4 Section 3 (textbook pages 94-97) on Tuesday, November 21st. If you have travel plans for that day, please notify me and make plans for your child to take the quiz on Monday, November 20th. Otherwise he or she may take the quiz after the Thanksgiving Holiday.

There will be a T-CAP format based assessment over Chapter 4 in its entirety on Tuesday, November 28th. Please encourage your child to review his or her notes over the holiday.

Tuesday – TSW explain the importance of mitosis and how cell division differs in plants and animals. TSW illustrate and label the anatomy of a chromosome and TTW will introduce the phases of mitosis. TTW teach students the “mitosis song”.

Homework: Memorize the steps involved in the cell cycle and be prepared to list them in order on Thursday. (1. Interphase 2. Prophase 3. Metaphase 4. Anaphase 5.Telophase 6. Cytokinesis)

Wednesday – TTW lead students in singing the mitosis song and TSW illustrate each phase of mitosis using a teacher made handout. TSW must keep this handout in his or her blue folder as a study guide.

Thursday – On the back of the teacher made handout distributed yesterday, TSW write detailed descriptions of the cell’s activities during each phase of the cell cycle.

Homework: Complete the Chapter 4 review on pages 102 – 103.

Friday – TSW complete a chapter 4 game show reinforcement assignment. Once completed, TSW work cooperatively with teacher made mitosis flash cards that detail each phase of the cell cycle.

BELOW IS A COPY OF GUIDELINES FOR THE CELL PROJECT THAT IS DUE DECEMBER 1ST:

Cell Travel Brochure

Objective: Your objective is to create a professional looking plant or animal cell travel brochure that will entice tourists to visit your theme park, resort, island, circus etc.

Requirements:
1. Choose either a plant or an animal cell.
2. Identify all organelles and cell parts associated with your cell type.
3. Use creativity to develop each organelle or cell part into an attraction associated with the property that you develop.
4. The structure of the organelle must be represented. (You may draw it, use a computer-generated picture or use photocopies from books.)
5. Clearly label each attraction/cellular structure.
6. Clearly indicate the function of each attraction/cellular structure in 2-3 sentences. (This should not be a definition copied from the book, but rather a description of the attraction that indicates your understanding of the structure’s function.) Be as humorous as you like.
7. Your brochure must be NEAT and EASY to read. (Color is mandatory.)
8. Your information MUST be accurate.
9. Brochure must fit a legal sized sheet of paper (8 1/2” x 14”) that will be folded into 3 different sections.
10. WARNING!!! – This is NOT an easy way out of completing your cell project. Brochures will be graded thoroughly.

3-D Cell Project

Objective: Your objective is create a three-dimensional model of a plant or an animal cell.

Requirements:
1. Choose either a plant or an animal cell.
2. Identify all organelles associated with your cell type.
3. Make a 3-D model of each organelle or cell part. (Use anything you like to create your model.) Ms. Brown recommends starting with a junk drawer in order to create a low budget model.
4. Projects may be as simple or elaborate as you like; however don’t get side tracked, make sure that each representation accurately portrays the organelle.
5. Clearly label each cellular structure. The easiest way to do this is to make a key.
6. Be prepared to tell Ms. Brown the function of any organelle or cellular structure she points out while grading your 3-D project.
Your work must be NEAT and PLEASANT