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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 7A: Cells
Section 5: Checking progress

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • to relate ideas about cells and cell structure

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Present pupils with a collection of pictures, models, CD-ROMs of specialised cells, eg epithelial cell, root hair, pollen, palisade cell, neurone, sperm, egg, red blood cell. Ask them to classify each cell as plant or animal in origin, giving reasons, and to label the parts of the cells which they can identify.
  • classify cells as plant or animal in origin, giving reasons, and label parts of cells

Sections in this unit

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1. What are living organisms made from?
2. a. How can using a microscope give us information about structure?
3. b. How can using a microscope give us information about structure?
4. What are cells like?
5. Checking progress
6. a. What do cells do?
7. b. What do cells do?
8. a. How are new cells made?
9. b. How are new cells made?
10. What causes pollen tubes to grow?
11. Reviewing work