Download The Course We Followed in the Cell Model Work

The Course We Followed in the
Cell Model Work 
Grade 6 students were engaged in a modelling task about plant and animal cells in the
Science and Technology lesson. They followed the steps below:
1. They gathered information about plant and animal cells and shared this information
in the Science and Technology lesson.
2. They built models of the cell and cell organelles using simple materials found in their
homes, like buttons, string, pasta, chickpea and bean seeds, cake jelly (representing the
cytoplasm), coloured paper, boxes, and plastic containers.
3. Students brought their cell model to class. They placed their models on the desks and
informed their classmates about their models.
4. Students assessed the models of their peers using a “cell model assessment form”.
5. A “Cell Model Exhibition” open to the whole school was held on a pre-determined
date (12.11.2010) with the participation of all Grade 6 students.