1. A NIMAL C ELL L AB

2. D O, L EARN, C ONNECT Do: Animal Cell Lab Learn: I can compare an actual animal cell to a model of an animal cell. Connect: Models

3. Q UESTION How does an actual animal cell compare to a model of an animal cell?

4. H YPOTHESIS If an actual animal cell is like a model of an animal cell, then I will be able to see ____ out of 8 organelles because______________________________________ _____________________________________________ _______.

5. M ATERIALS scalpel a slice of meat – chicken, beef, pork, or crab. 1 microscope slide 1 slide coverslip A drop of iodine Apron

6. P ROCEDURES Put on your apron Select your meat Using the scalpel, make a very thin slice of the meat that you chose. Mount your meat on the slide using a drop of iodine to hold the coverslip in place. Look at the meat under the microscope, using the 4 power first, then the 10, then the 40. Record what you see under data.

7. D ATA Record what you see under the microscope using the 3 different powers. Please use words and drawings.

8. C ONCLUSION Claim: The animal cell compares to a model of an animal cell because_____________________ Evidence: Out of the 8 organelles that I can see in a model of an animal cell, I saw _________________ in the real cell. Reasoning: A model/real cell is better for learning the part of an animal cell because ___________________.

9. C LEAN UP ! Wash your slide and coverslip and lay flat on a paper towel. Wash your scalpel Throw away your meat. Put your supplies back where you found them. Wipe down your apron. Wipe down your work area. Wash your hands!!!!