Learning Outcomes

Teaching & Learning Activities

Resources

Assignments and Assessments

Introduction to microscopy

[1 lesson]

Learn how to set up and focus a microscope. View prepared slides and make an onion slide to view.

Attempt photograph and practice drawing/determining magnification.

Microscopes, slides, onion, etc.

Scientific drawing

[2 lessons]

Accurate drawing of cells/tissue viewed through light microscope.

Label and annotate drawings.

Microscopes and prepared slides.

Flexicam.

Ass 2 task 1

Structure and organelles, prok and euk cells

[1 lesson]

Draw prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, using textbook resources.

Label and annotate function of each organelle in own words.

Textbooks

Ass 2 task 2

Interpret EM images

[2 lessons]

Teacher presentation – types of tissue and function. NOTE TAKING.

Use notes to label and annotate EM images provided,

IWB

Micrographs

Ass 2 task 3 (task 4 and 5 independently)