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Parts of a Cell
Vocabulary
Function
Muscle Memory Movement
Cell Membrane
barrier that separates the inside
of a cell from its environment
Bubble wrap circle (pop the bubble wrap
as you make a large circle)
Nucleus
it is the brain of the cell
make a brain with your hands (hands folded)
Nucleolus
structure inside the nucleus
inside the “brain” fingers still
Chromosomes
DNA coding inside the nucleus
wiggle fingers inside the “brain”
Ribosome
site of protein synthesis or
forms a protein chain
create a chain link with your fingers
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
passageway for the ribosomes
to travel through the cell
moving passages with hands & arms
Golgi apparatus
packages molecules for transport
(say, “packaging” “Golgi”)
start with large box and get smaller
(packing the box)
Vacuole
storage for various things within
the cell
place package inside, close door,
and throw away key
Cytoplasm
the stuff in the cell that holds
all the parts together
trying to get something sticky
off your hands
Mitochondria
the power centers of the cell
strong arms
Cell Wall
outside of a plant cell ONLY
mime a box and say “call wall, plants only”
Chloroplast
works to produce food for
photosynthesis
tree grows then pretend to eat
“photosynthesis for food”
PLANTS ONLY