Keela Parsons March 19, 2013
Steps for Analogies Strategy 1. Select a concept familiar to the students that is analogous in certain ways to the new concept. 2. Introduce a blank analogy graphic organizer (or table). Label the new concept in the left column and familiar concept in the right column. 3. Brainstorm similar characteristics of the two concepts and write those in the correct column. 4. After the lesson students revisit the graphic organizer, adding or revising the information. 5. Students write a summary describing the new concept using the information on the organizer.
What is an Analogy? Agreement or similarity, especially in a certain limited number of features or details A comparison made to show such a similarity Biology: the relationship between analogous organs or parts, such as organelles
Diagram of a Cell
Nucleus Function Controls cell activities Contains the hereditary material of the cell Analogous City Structure City Hall
Mitochondria Function Breaks down sugar molecules to release energy Site of aerobic cellular respiration Analogous City Structure Power Plants
Golgi Complex Function Modify proteins made by the cells Package and export proteins Analogous City Structure UPS
Ribosome Function Synthesizes proteins Analogous City Structure Factory Werk.jpg/250px-Wolfsburg_VW-Werk.jpg
Lysosome Function Digests proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates Transports undigested material to the cell membrane Cell breaks down if lysosome breaks Analogous City Structure Recycling Plant/Waste Disposal JPG
Cell Membrane Function Support and protection Controls movement of materials in/out of cell Barrier between cell and its environment Helps maintain homeostasis Analogous City Structure City Limits
Works Cited Cell Structure & Function. (n.d.). Retrieved from BIO 301 Human Physiology: ritchisong/cell1.gif PREPIT. (2006). Analogy graphic organizer. Retrieved from Professional Rural Education Program: html