Cells, Cells, and More Cells!

If you are like me, science is not your specialty. You may have a lot of trouble remembering the difference between a golgi body and cytoplasm, a cell wall from the membrane. Well do not fret! There is a matching game called Cell Inspector that you can play online which will help you figure out which parts of the cells go where! And don't worry if you don't know the answer, there is a check button and it allows you to change your wrong answers until you get them all right! It even allows you to see the difference between an animal and a plant cell. Also, to expand your thinking and learning further, click on the "INFO" button and it will briefly explain what each part of the cell does in order to help you put them in the right boxes! So get out your magnifying glass, put on some gloves, and begin exploring cells in a way that is educational, and for some of you, it might even be FUN!

Attention Parents!
Just like my last post on the elements of style in writing, this simulation is also educational. The tool it teaches is a skill that comes right out of the Ontario Curriculum Science document. It meets the standard 3.1 in the "Understanding Life Systems" unit which states that students need to be able to "identify structures and organelles in cells, including the nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts, vacuole, mitochondria, and cytoplasm, and explan the basic functions of each." It is a great review for a test where they have to match the cell parts to a diagram, or even for students who just want to confirm the learning that they have done in class about cells. The website this game is attached to has a wealth of information for other science lessons as well, so feel free to explore the site for even more resources!