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Station 1: Review the below videos and answer the following questions.
Plants –
Animals – (only 1st minute)
Paramecium -
Bouncing Ball -
What are these objects doing?
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What do all of these objects have in common with the organism you saw in the demo?
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Based on the evidence you have gathered from this station, is the demo organism alive? Why or why not?
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Station 2:Look at the slides under the microscope and respond to the questions below.
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Draw a plant as seen under the microscope:
Draw an animal as seen under the microscope:
Draw the demo organisms as seen
under the microscope
Describe what you see:
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Describe what you see:
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Describe what you see:
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What do the first two organisms have in common with the organism you saw in the demo?
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Based on the evidence you have gathered from this station, is the demo organism alive? Why or why not?
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Station 3: Look at the electron micrographs of the components of plants and animals below and answer the following questions.
What are these structures called?
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What similarities do you see? What differences?
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Do the first two organisms have anything in common with the demo organism? If so, what are the commonalities? What are the differences?
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Based on the evidence you have gathered from this station, is the demo organism alive? Why or why not?
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Station 4: We have learned that reproduction is necessary to keep the species alive. Let’s look at how living things reproduce.
Watch the following videos to see how some known living things reproduce:
Animal–
Plant –
Let’s take a look at the demo organism:
The Demo Organism can be reproduced in a factory or in a lab by combining the proper chemicals. These include:
-Acetone
-Cellulose Nitrate
-Isopropanol
Other things that can be reproduced in a lab:
-Viruses
-RNA/DNA
Describe how did the animal cells reproduce? What was the starting material?
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How did the plant cells reproduce? What was the starting material?
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Based on the evidence you have gathered from this station, is the demo organism alive? Why or why not?
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Station 5: Read the following information and answer the following questions.
Animal and plant cells take on different shapes depending on their function.
Animal:
Plant:
Below are some of the shapes of the Demo Organism:
Although the Demo Organism can take on different shapes, the functions of this organism does not change when its shape is altered.
What are some of your observations of the Animal and Plant examples?
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What do the animal and plant examples have in common with the organism you saw in the demo?
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What is different?
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Based on the evidence you have gathered from this station, is the demo organism alive? Why or why not?
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