Lessons and Curriculum Part Three

High school Level LessonI. Cell Biology

A. The Biology of Cells and Tissues course consists of lectures and coordinated laboratory sessions that introduce the fine structure and function of cells, tissues, and organ systems of the human body, primarily as observed at the resolution of light and electron microscopy. Emphasis is placed on structure-function relationships between different cell types in human tissues and organ systems, as well as on how alterations in cell architecture and cell behaviors lead to disease.

B. The first part of the course covers the functional morphology of cells and their organelles, the biochemical composition of cellular components and products, features of cell surfaces and cellular movement, and the basics of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The remainder of the course is a systematic survey of the body's organ systems, with an emphasis on the functions of specialized cell types in each organ.

C. Chapter 1 pgs. 1-11; "Real Blood"1. What's in blood2. The cell3. White blood cells vs red blood cells4. The circulatory system5. Blue blood and red blood

II. Notes and BackgroundA. Go to following link below, read EACH slide and answer ALL guided questions. These

will be discussed in class6. http://www.nicholls.edu/biol-ds/biol155/Lectures/Cell%20Biology.pdf

a) What is a cell?b) Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? Why are their structures

so different?c) What are the six components of cellular theory?d) Describe all cell organelles:

(1) nucleolus (2) nucleus (3) ribosome (4) vesicle (5) rough endoplasmic reticulum (6) Golgi apparatus (7) cytoskeleton (8) smooth endoplasmic reticulum

(9) mitochondria (10) vacuole (11) cytosol (12) lysosome (13) centriole(14) cytoplasm

b) Differences between plant and animal cells? What does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not and how is that organelles beneficial for a plan cell?

III. LabA. Making Some Blood Lab

7. Students will create a blood stimulation liquid that is make of food products that create components of blood such as plasma, platelets and iron. At the end of the lab students will write a TWO page essay that will also include graphics of the parts of blood, how different blood counts affect the body, and a specific

disease that targets the blood and how it affects the body.

8. Items used:e) Plastic water bottlef) Yellow food colouringg) Red food colouringh) Wateri) Graduated cylinderj) Cheeriosk) Mini-marshmellowsl) Zip-lock bagm) Salt

n) Pepper2. Steps:

(1) First students will start with a plastic water bottles, any size is fine - however, you want enough volume of different liquid and contents to fit in.

(1) Start by making plasma - water, two drops of yellow food colouring, and a bit of salt and pepper to represent the minerals and chemicals. The mixture should almost resemble "pee".

(2) Now add the red blood cells. The student will pour in a two-hand full amount of Cheerios into a small ziploc bag and added a about 4mL of red food colouring. Then mixed it up until all of the Cheerios were red, and add the Cheerios to their bottles.

(3) At this point students will notice the water, or "plasma" turned red.(4) Next add one hand-full of mini marshmallows to represent the white blood

cells and purple pompoms to represent the platelets (both less plentiful then the red blood cells).

IV. ExamA. Quizzes

9. Part 1; Vocabulary (5) prokaryotic cell(6) eukaryotic cell(7) nucleolus (8) nucleus (9) ribosome (10) vesicle (11) rough endoplasmic reticulum (12) Golgi apparatus (13) cytoskeleton (14) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (15) mitochondria (16) vacuole (17) cytosol (18) lysosome (19) centriole

(20) cytoplasm10. Part 2; Parts of a Cell

B. Test11. Objectives

a) Describe the contributions of each of the following men that led to the development of the cell theory: Hooke, van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow

b) State the 6 parts of the cell theory.c) Identify the limiting factors concerning the size of the cell. Explain why the cell

must stay relatively small.d) Describe the relationship between cell shape and cell function.e) Distinguish between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. How are they alike? How are

they different?f) Describe the structure, composition, and function of the cell membrane. g) Make a chart showing the major organelles found in a eukaryotic cell, draw a

simple diagram of the organelle, and tell its main function for the cell.h) Describe the structure and function of the nucleus.i) Explain how plant cells specifically differ from animal cells. What organelles are

unique to plants?j) Distinguish between an amyloplast, a chromoplast, and a chloroplast.k) Distinguish between tissues, organs, and organ systems.l) Describe the features of a colonial organism. How does it differ from a

multicellular organism which has “division of labor”?