The+Task



As part of displaying what you and your group has learned about cells and microscopes, the group must provide a report documenting what they have discovered on their cell searching journey. The report must contain the following information:


 * A labelled diagram of both an animal and plant cell
 * An outline displaying the similarities and differences between an animal and plant cell
 * An image and brief statement for 3-4 different examples of plant and animal cells
 * A labelled diagram of a compound light microscope
 * A brief description of each part of the compound light microscope
 * An image and description of 3 other types of microscopes
 * An outline of how to mount a specimen - include how to do a wet and dry mount
 * Cover the process of staining a slide and examples of common stains used
 * A diagram of the mystery animal or plant cell correctly labelled from the laboratory session - presented as an A4 sized poster

To help the students better prepare for the laboratory session, it is important that each member of the group completes the following:
 * Watch the video that covers how to correctly operate the light microscope (also watch the video about slide preparation in the slides expert section if your teacher indicates that you will need to prepare your own slides during the lab)
 * Complete the virtual lab exercise so they are familiar with how to proceed for the laboratory session. There will be a short quiz on the concepts mentioned in the video.

Peter, Lily - planned and discussed task