Teaching your unit covering cells and cell organelles doesn’t have to be overwhelming or boring. My students love this clue style mystery activity and I bet yours will too! Your students will be having fun and learning as they use their knowledge of cells and organelles to solve the mystery of what happened to the school mascot, Schrodinger the cat. This engaging activity is based on the classic board game “Clue” and can be used as an individual, seated activity or a stations style activity that gets students up and moving. This activity has long been a favorite of my students! This lesson makes reviewing or introducing cells and their organelles easy for you and fun for your students! I’ve found that my students really benefit from these activities, especially around test time. This lesson is a perfect way to incorporate kinesthetic learning in your classroom and is a great way to engage multiple learning styles. Two versions of the lesson and full answer keys are included. WHAT’S INCLUDED ✔ 16 pages! ✔ Two versions (one as a stations style activity and one as an individual style activity) of a fun and engaging game style activity covering cells and cell organelles. ✔ Full teacher key. ✔ Full instructions on how to successfully use the lesson in your classroom. ✔ Tips, ideas, and websites to enrich learning and engage early finishers. ✔ Vocabulary covered: CELL, ORGANELLE, NUCLEUS, CELL MEMBRANE, CHLOROPLAST, CELL WALL, UNICELLULAR, MITOCHONDRIA, SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, VACUOLE, GOLGI BODY, EUKARYOTIC CELL, PROPKARYOTIC CELL, CYTOPLASM, LYSOSOME, RIBOSOME, DNA, CHROMOSOMES, NUCLEOLUS, MICROTUBULES, CENTRIOLES, CYTOSKELETON. HOW I’VE USED THE LESSON IN MY CLASSROOM I use this activity as a key component of my cells and cell organelles unit. It’s a perfect way to incorporate a fun and active lesson into your classroom! I’ve found this lesson to be a great introduction to cells and organelles, especially if you have time to let your students research vocab definitions, or as a review at the end of the unit. I’ve used the independent version with a sub before. I find my students are really engaged with activities like this one and it does seem to cut down on behavior issues for the sub, and students are learning valuable information. Approximately one class period in length (as a point of reference, I teach a 50-minute class). I generally have my students complete the activity and associated worksheet as classwork in a single day. Created by Mister Science FOR MY FELLOW TEXANS I use this lesson to support Texas TEKS 7.12D and 6.12B. Although aligned to Texas state standards, this lesson would work well in any classroom that covers cells and cell organelles. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY If you’re currently teaching a middle school unit covering cells, you and your students will love this fun lesson covering cells and levels of organization. Includes a domino game and accompanying worksheet, interactive notebook entry, crossword puzzle, full teacher keys, and tips on how to best use the lesson in your classroom! CHECK OUT THE ACTIVITY BY CLICKING HERE CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY STORE WE LOVE NEW FOLLOWERS! Please follow my store! You’ll be the first to know every time I post a freebie, a new product, or have a special sale! To follow me, go to the top right of this page where you see my Mister Science drawing, next to the little green star it says “Follow Me”. Click on that and you’ll receive the updates. Thanks for stopping by my science store! FEEDBACK Did you know that you can receive credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through “My Purchases” under “My Account” at TpT. If you had a problem with the lesson PLEASE contact me prior to leaving negative feedback, I will do everything I can to make it right! I want all my fellow teachers who choose my lessons to be happy! COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © Mister Science. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
