The image is of the Large print/Braille cards used for the game.
Activity

Cell Structure: Interactive Guessing Game

Each student will in turn describe a part of the cell for classmates who attempt to decide which organelle the student is "playing".

Through an engaging guesssing game, students have the opportunity to more thoroughly process the structure of the cell and the function of the organelles.

Vocabulary: 

Materials

Card with the following organelles in braille/ large print as appropriate for the students, as shown in picture.

Preparation

Prepare cards with braille and/or large print with the names of the organelles found in plant and animal cells.  Some of the following cell organelles may be omitted if the group is an elementary or middle school group depending on the curriuclum.

Procedure

  1. Have cards ready for students when they arrive to class.
  2. As students arrive, tell them that today’s class will begin with a game in which each student pretends to become a part of the cell.
  3. Have each student pick a card but keep secret the organelle that is picked.
  4. After students have picked an organelle, explain the goal of the game – Provide hints to classmates about your organelle so they can guess.  
  5. The hints may be stated in the form of ” I am … ” as if the student had “become” that organelle.
  6. Students may use any resource necessary to remember the structure or function of the organelles either to give hints or figure them out including their books or notes.
  7. The student who figures out the correct answer, may be awarded a point and the student with the most points awarded a prize. (Optional)
  8. After the game, review the vocabulary terms either in written form or orally using the APH Life Science Tactile Graphic Plant and Animal Cell page. 

Variations

NGSS Standards:

Middle School – Structure and Function and Information Processing

LS1.A: Structure and Function

High School – Structure and Function

LS1.A: Structure and Function

By Laura Hospitál

collage of cell structure interactive guessing game

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