1. Warm Up 11/30 & 12/3/12 Copy objective: 10-15 minutes Answer:
I will be able to examine specialized cells.
I will be able to identify the components of DNA.
Answer:
What is the difference between plant cells and animal cells?
Do all animal cells look like “this” animal cell? If not, how are they different?
How are cells different from each other?

2. Needs to be turned into the box by end of day today
5 minutes
Needs to be turned into the box by end of day today
From Last Class
Cell Energy Write to Learn
Cell Energy Mini Assessment
Exit Ticket
From Today
Cell Specialization Activity
DNA Practice

3. Cell Specialization 20 min
You will be looking at 10 pictures of different cells from plants an animals
Make observations of the following compared to the “traditional” plant or animal cells:
Compare
Shape
Organelles
Number of each organelle
Size

4. Cell Specialization Elbow Partners
10 min
Cell Specialization Elbow Partners
Answer these questions with your elbow partner
Why do you think they are all different?
Why is a nerve cell long?
Why is a blood cell flattened?
Why does the muscle cell have more mitochondria?
What makes each cell different?
Do they have the same DNA?

5. Muscle cell

6. Red blood cells

7. Nerve Cell

8. Epithelial cell

9. Wood Stem Cell

10. Stem Cross Section

12. Bone Cell

13. Skin Cells

14. Stem cells…

15. 15 min
DNA Notes

16. Nucleic Acids
All living things contain DNA and RNA

17. Nucleotides
Building blocks of nucleic acids

18. DNA DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid it’s components are:
it’s components are:
1. deoxyribose (sugar)
2. phosphate group
3. nitrogen base

19. Nitrogen Bases DNA Nitrogen Bases 1. adenine (A) 2. thymine (T)
3. cytosine (C)
4. guanine (G)

20. Base Pairing adenine ---thymine guanine --- cytosine
Apple-Tree Chewing-Gum 

21. DNA
structure is a “double helix”

22. DNA DNA forms chromosomes
Chromosome are genetic material passed on from parents to offspring
                       

23. 5 min
Notes Summary
Write a 4 sentence summary about your DNA notes

24. Group Puzzle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
10 min
Group Puzzle
Step 1
Using your puzzle pieces find other students and create a complete nucleotide
Step 2
Now find a nitrogen base to pair with
Step 3
Now find more nucleotides and create a DNA section

25. 10 min
DNA Practice
Complete the DNA structure practice problems

26. Exit Ticket Define these terms in your own words
10 min
Define these terms in your own words
Cell differentiation
DNA
Nucleotide
Chromosomes
What are the base pairings for DNA
Why are cells designed differently?