Cell Wars 8/26/16

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Summary

The Cell Theory is made up of three parts. One, all living things are made up of cells. Two, Cells are the most basic form of living things. And three, all cells come from cells. You know something is living if it respires, needs nutrition, grows, and reproduces. Cells are made out of things called atoms. They make up everything in the whole entire universe. Inside cells are things called organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, and the vacuole. The organelles present in plant and animals cells however, vary. Our bodies have trillions of cells.

SP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions

I constructed explanations with my classmates when I participated in a class discussion on cells. We tried to figure out what makes something alive. I also constructed explanations and designed solutions when I worked on solving a worksheet and finding the odd one out in a list. I had to work together with my table group and look for patterns in order to find which item listed was the odd one out. After I found it, I explained to the class which item I thought was odd and explain why I knew.

Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns

When solving the worksheet given out in class. I had to look out fro patterns and similarities between the listed items. I also have to try to figure out what differences they each had in order to find the odd one out. Based on my knowledge that all living things have cells, I was able to find the odd one out by asking myself which items were considered living and which weren't. Scientists Mat Thias Schleiden and Theodore Scwann both were able to come up with the fact that all living things have cells by noticing a re-occurring pattern in their studies. All plants and animals have cells. This was how they were able to come up with part of the cell theory.

Multiplier

This week I was a creator because I contributed to the class discussion and answers the question of my classmates.