Assignment: Parts of the Cell - Plants vs. Animals LS.2b Assignment

Created by Mary K on

9 activities: 9 games

87 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Cell Attack

Bombs away! Attack incoming bombs with your rockets in this missile command like game. To defend the planet, you need to identify the proper function of organelles, and you need to identify those organelles in a cell. In Cell Attack, you will save the day based on your ability to identify cell structures. Good luck!

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Teacher Ratings (189) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (45983) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Mrs. Daisy's Lesson

In this game, Mrs. Daisy will teach you about organelles and the key differences between plant and animal cells. First, see if you can label the parts of a cell. After that, will you be able to spot the six differences between plant and animal cells? Every time you make a mistake, you lose points, so choose wisely!

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Teacher Ratings (111) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (36642) 3.1 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

World of Cells (Mid)

Welcome to the World or Cells! Explore the lab with your microscope and examine blood cells, plant cells, and prokaryotes. Help a prokaryotic cell collect food while avoiding its enemies, label different cells and organelles, and swim through the blood as a white blood cell searching for pathogens to destroy. Explore all aspects of the cell in this exciting exploration of our microscopic cells.

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Teacher Ratings (335) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (81261) 3.8 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Plants vs. Animals

You just got served! In this rousing round of volleyball, you will learn about plant and animal cells. As the ball swishes past the net, all these important facts will swish into your brain. Play close attention so you can defeat your opponent at the end! After a short introduction, you will be ready to bump, set, spike the quiz into oblivion.

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Teacher Ratings (136) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26469) 3.5 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Let's Build a Cell

Do you have what it takes to build your very own cell? Read about cells and answer questions about them to add each organelle to the growing cell. Compare plants and animal cells visually as you learn about what you're made of! Build both plant and animal cells and learn about each cell part. You will earn points as you go through the game.

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Teacher Ratings (265) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (44297) 3.4 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Animals and Plants

Build the plant and animal cells with the correct organelles. In this game, you will build your own cells. Choose from a list of organelles and figure out what fits in a plant or an animal cell. When you've built four cells, your organism is complete! Build a plant and an animal to win the game.

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Teacher Ratings (55) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (24734) 3.7 stars.

Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Cellular Adventure (Mid)

In this game, you are a dinosaur trying to collect coins and hearts as you navigate a series of obstacles in your path. If an obstacle hold you back, you will need to correctly answer a multiple-choice question about organelles in plant and animal cells to move on. Collect as many tokens as you can by acing the questions!

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Teacher Ratings (265) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (35971) 3.4 stars.

Activity 8: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Dizzy Cell

Don't get dizzy! You will practice your jumping skills in this game. Move from cell to cell to answer questions about cell organelles and their function. Each level unlocks a new path and series of questions. Unlock all the sections to review your knowledge of how the cell works and challenge yourself to get the best score.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (126) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (24631) 3.5 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ms. Rose & Parts of the Cell!

Help Ms. Rose label the parts of a cell! In this game you will learn about the cellular structure by playing a series of mini-games that explain the difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. After learning about each type of cell, you will learn about each organelle of the cell. Once you have completed each lesson, your last activity will be to match each organelle to its function.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (128) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (35470) 3.3 stars.