Biology: Cells Introduction

Today's topic is cells introduction. Read the short facts together first. Ask your child to point to one thing they already knew and one new fact. Curiosity matters more than memorization. If you don't know an answer, say so and look it up together.

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Look around the room. Name one thing that is alive, one thing that is not, and one thing that used to be alive.

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   Read these facts: All living things are made of cells. Plant cells have a hard wall and chloroplasts; animal cells are flexible and have mitochondria. Both have a nucleus. Q: What do plant cells have that animals don't?

   Parent tip: Read aloud first. Re-read if the question is hard.
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   What do mitochondria do?

   Parent tip: Encourage answers in complete sentences.

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   What does the nucleus do?
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   Name one similarity between plant and animal cells.
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   Why are chloroplasts important?
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   Where might you see this idea in real life?
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   Connect this topic to something you've seen before.
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   Write one new thing you learned today.
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   Draw a picture of one idea from the passage and label it.
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   Ask one question you still have about this topic.
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   Where might you see this idea in real life?
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    Connect this topic to something you've seen before.

What is one question this lesson left you wondering about?