Plant and Animal Cell Comparison

Mr. JohnstonSaigon South International School

August 25th, 2010

How are plant and animal cells different? How are they the same?

Discussion

Activity: Observing Animal Cells Take a sample of your

cheek cells and observe it under the microscope with the 10 X and 40 X lens.

Draw what you see in your science notebooks.

What is their shape? Were you able to observe anything inside

the cells? What parts of the cell are you familiar with

already and which do you have questions about?

So you’ve looked at animal cells

Activity: Observing Plant Cells

Take a sample and observe with a coverslip under 10X and 40X magnification.

Draw what you see in your science notebooks.

What is their shape? Were you able to observe anything inside

the cells? What parts of the cell are you familiar with

already and which do you have questions about?

So you’ve looked at plant cells…

Plant Cells

Elodea CellsOnion Cells

How are plant and animal cells different? How are they the same? What are some of the organelles in the cell

and the jobs they do?

Final Discussion