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UNIT PLAN
Grade Level:
Unit #:
Unit Name
5
3a
Ecosystems: Cells
Big Idea/Theme:
The cell is the smallest unit of life and is made up of smaller structures.
Culminating Assessment:
Create a 3D model of a cell using things that can be found at home to include:
(Example: yarn, buttons, cotton balls, beans, pasta, candy, and play dough)
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Unit Understanding(s)
Students will understand that…
All organisms are made of cells that
are important to all living things.
The major structures of cells are
cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus
and vacuoles.
Unit Essential Question(s):
What are cells made of and why are
they important to all living things?
What are the major structures of
cells?
Students will know… / Students will be able to…
Define cells as being the smallest unit of living material with major
structures allowing it to live.
Recall that some organisms are one cell.
Explain that many organisms are more than one cell.
Identify and define the parts of cells as follows:
a. Cell membrane – the soft covering of a cell that controls what
enters and exits the cell;
b. Cytoplasm – the gel-like fluid that fills a cell; other organelles are in
the cytoplasm;
c. Nucleus – the structure that controls what the cell does;
d. Vacuoles – storage cells for water, nutrients and waste;
e. Mitochondria – where energy is made.
Standard Vocabulary
Cell
Cell membrane
Cell Wall
Chlorophyll
Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Organelles
Organisms
Photosynthesis
Vacuoles
South Carolina Academic Standards:
5-2.1 Recall the cell as the smallest unit of life and identify its major structures
(including cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and vacuole).
Interim Assessment (formative)
Acti votes
Checklists
Exit Slips
Graphic Organizers
Individual and Group Activities and Work
Journals
Movement-Stand up if…, sit down if…, etc
Quizzes
Rubrics
Section Tests
White boards
Key Criteria (to meet the standard/rubric)
Vacuole
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Cell
Membrane
Nucleus
3-D CELL MODEL RUBRIC
3
The nucleus is correctly
labeled and defined.
2
The nucleus is either
labeled or defined
correctly.
1
The nucleus is not
labeled or defined.
Material used on the 3D
model best represents
the organelle.
Material used on the 3D
model represents the
organelle.
The cell membrane is
correctly labeled and
defined.
The cell membrane is
either labeled or defined
correctly.
Material used on the 3D
model is not
representative of the
organelle.
The cell membrane is
not labeled or defined.
Material used on the 3D
model best represents
the organelle.
Material used on the 3D
model represents the
organelle.
The cytoplasm is
correctly labeled and
defined.
The cytoplasm is either
labeled or defined
correctly.
Material used on the 3D
model best represents
the organelle.
Material used on the 3D
model represents the
organelle.
The mitochondria are
correctly labeled and
defined.
The mitochondria are
either labeled or defined
correctly.
Material used on the 3D
model best represents
the organelle.
Material used on the 3D
model represents the
organelle.
The vacuoles are
correctly labeled and
defined.
The vacuoles are either
labeled or defined
correctly.
Material used on the 3D
model best represents
the organelle.
Material used on the 3D
model represents the
organelle.
Materials: Household objects to use as parts for the cell.
Material used on the 3D
model is not
representative of the
organelle.
The cytoplasm is not
labeled or defined.
Material used on the 3D
model is not
representative of the
organelle.
The mitochondria are
not labeled or defined.
Material used on the 3D
model is not
representative of the
organelle.
The vacuoles are not
labeled or defined.
Material used on the 3D
model is not
representative of the
organelle.