Our lab for the cell bio unit (and also a pre-Thanksgiving treat) included an activity that I found online called the incredible edible cell. The students made models of plant and animal cells using cake, brownies, and candy to decorate them (and eat at the end of course!). The students, the teacher, and myself had a blast. They worked in groups of 4-6 students and had to represent the parts of the cell using the cake and decorations. Not only did they enjoy sneaking candy through the whole activity (I feel badly for the teachers who had them next -opps!) but they were really creative and accurate with their models. We had one group of boys who are notorious for making simple lab activities very complicated (thanks to a few "outside-the-box" thinkers). Their cell was designed right at the moment before the cell divides into two so it had two nuclei (creative). The 3rd hour class did cell models out of clay which were also nice. One group in particular was very creative and made a flat base of clay (the cytoplasm) and then placed all of the other organelles in it.
1 comment:
Tamara,
I enjoyed the photos. You are right on with having the students create models that demonstrate what they have learned. Students become more secure in their learning when they have to demonstrate or explain it. Great diversity of ideas!
Carol Cramer
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