Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture. Through cell science, scientists have been able to create many things to help society, including seeds that grow better in certain locations, tools that can detect DNA at crime scenes, and immunizations to keep people healthy.

To reinforce learning and encourage investigation, hands-on activities include finding and identifying bacteria from pond water and human mouths and building models of different types of cells. Links to online primary sources, videos, and other relevant websites provide a digital learning component that appeals to this age group and promotes further, independent learning while strengthening practical connections to the material. Additional materials include a glossary and a list of current reference works, websites, and Internet resources.

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Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture. Through cell science, scientists have been able to create many things to help society, including seeds that grow better in certain locations, tools that can detect DNA at crime scenes, and immunizations to keep people healthy.

To reinforce learning and encourage investigation, hands-on activities include finding and identifying bacteria from pond water and human mouths and building models of different types of cells. Links to online primary sources, videos, and other relevant websites provide a digital learning component that appeals to this age group and promotes further, independent learning while strengthening practical connections to the material. Additional materials include a glossary and a list of current reference works, websites, and Internet resources.

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Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest

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Overview


If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture. Through cell science, scientists have been able to create many things to help society, including seeds that grow better in certain locations, tools that can detect DNA at crime scenes, and immunizations to keep people healthy.

To reinforce learning and encourage investigation, hands-on activities include finding and identifying bacteria from pond water and human mouths and building models of different types of cells. Links to online primary sources, videos, and other relevant websites provide a digital learning component that appeals to this age group and promotes further, independent learning while strengthening practical connections to the material. Additional materials include a glossary and a list of current reference works, websites, and Internet resources.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781619305250
Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
Publication date: 07/28/2017
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile: 0990L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years

About the Author


Karen Bush Gibson is the author of more than 30 nonfiction books for children and a member of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators. One of her books about women aviators was named a 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the NCSS and a selection in Air & Space/Smithsonian‘s Best Children’s Books of 2013 roundup of aviation and space-themed books. She wrote Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive for Nomad Press. Karen lives in Norman, OK.

Alexis Cornell is a graduate of The Center for Cartoon Studies. She illustrated Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs for Nomad Press and lives in Northampton, MA.

Table of Contents


•Timeline

•Introduction: Cells Are Life

Build a Microscope

Spontaneous Generation

•Chapter 1: How Do Cells Work?

Eukaryotic Cell Model

•Chapter 2: Discovering Single-Cell Life

Using a Microscope

It’s Alive!

•Chapter 3: Growing Plants

Elongating Plant Cells

Examine Plant Cells

•Chapter 4: Explore Animal Cells

Animal Cells

Osmosis

•Chapter 5: The Human Side of Cell Science

Genetic Predictions

DNA Model

•Chapter 6: Cells Impact Medicine and Agriculture

Your DNA

•Chapter 7: The Future of Cell Science

DNA Sequence Bracelet

Differentiated vs. Undifferentiated Cells

Glossary

Metric Conversions

Resources

Essential Questions

Index

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