Cell Organelles Activities BUNDLE 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Grade

Engage your students with this selection of fun and no- to low-prep activities on cell organelles that have them practice their skills and knowledge of identifying structures in cells and their function. This bundle contains two resources: an active, printable around-the-room scavenger hunt that also includes a version for Google Forms™, and a fun digital escape room for Google Sheets™.

Prior knowledge/skills required:

To get most out of these activities, students should be able to identify the following cell organelles / structures from diagrams, definitions or analogies, as well as being able to tell the difference between animal and plant cells:

• nucleus
• Golgi apparatus
• cytoplasm
• vacuole
• cell membrane
• cell wall
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• endoplasmic reticulum
• chloroplast
• lysosome

Standards:

NGSS MS-LS1-1 and LS1-2: From Molecules to Organisms, TEKS 7.12.D: Organisms and Environment, and VA SOL.LS.2.b and VA SOL.LS.2.c.

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Read on to find out more about the included activities:

✨ Cell Organelles Digital Escape Room Activity

This is an engaging and self-checking, no-prep task that helps your students review recognizing structures within plant and and animal cells, and their functions.

The Google Sheet™ activity is self-checking. Correct answers open the locks. Once all three locks in a row have been opened, the next three questions are revealed. Opening the last row of locks will reveal a final riddle in form of a word scramble that students have to solve to complete the escape room.

Twelve questions are included in this resource. The resource uses Google Sheets™ and comes with a write-in (students type their answers into the answer boxes) and a drop-down option (students select their answers from a list of available answers). An answer key is provided. Printable and digital recording sheets are also included to help your students keep track.

*** IMPORTANT ***

Please ensure that your district allows the use of Google Sheets™. If you have not created a free Google account, you will need to do so before using this activity. To use the resource as intended, your students will also need their own Google account. This resource will not work in Excel.

If assigning the activity on Google Classroom, make sure you select ‘make a copy for each student’. If you are using a different platform, please ensure that students are working on their own copy of the activity.

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✨ Cell Organelles Scavenger Hunt Digital and Printable Activity

This printable and digital scavenger hunt is an engaging and student-led, low- to no-prep task on cell organelles. There are twelve questions on printable station cards included (three printing options). A digital version for Google Forms™ is also provided.

✨What’s Included✨

• 12 printable scavenger hunt station cards in 3 color options (color, B&W, low-ink)
• Access file for digital version of scavenger hunt (for Google Forms™)
• Printable and digital recording sheet to help your students keep track
• Answer Key