Activity
Inside a cell
In this activity, students learn about the contents of a cell. They explore some of the main organelles within a cell using the analogy of a school, an online interactive and/or by making something edible.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
name some of the organelles within a cell
explain some of the functions of some of the organelles.
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introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do.
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Published: 11 November 2010,Updated: 13 November 2018
