Cells Under the Microscope
Understand that all living organisms are made of cells and use a light microscope to observe, interpret, and record cell structure
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If your child prepared a slide of onion skin and looked at it through a school microscope, could they identify what they were seeing and explain that all living things are made of these tiny units?
Understand that all living organisms are made of cells and use a light microscope to observe, interpret, and record cell structure
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Check understanding
- States that all living things are made of cells
- Prepares or examines a slide of cells (e.g. onion skin, cheek cells) under a microscope
- Draws and labels a diagram of cells observed
- Identifies nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane in a microscope image
“If your child prepared a slide of onion skin and looked at it through a school microscope, could they identify what they were seeing and explain that all living things are made of these tiny units?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 11–12
Standards