This cell organelles reading passage teaches students about the STRUCTURE and FUNCTION of each major cell organelle. Students then answer questions on an organelles worksheet. This cells article replaces a textbook, if needed!
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In this activity, students will:
- READ an article on the major cell organelles, highlighting their structure and their function.
- DEFINE key terms using context clues from the reading.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. All answers come from the text, so no prior knowledge is required!
Organelles Mentioned:
- nucleus, nuclear envelope, nucleolus
- cytoplasm
- cell membrane
- mitochondria
- ribosomes
- ER (rough and smooth)
- Golgi apparatus
- lysosomes
- vacuoles
- chloroplasts
- cell wall
- cytoskeleton
- centrioles
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this organelles reading is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
- NGSS MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
