Sort these items into living and non-living.
Plant Stem

Onion Peel

Penny

Skin

Salt

Mechanical Pencil Lead

(3 items)
(3 items)
Below is the penny under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the penny has..."
(select all that apply)
Below is the onion peel under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the onion peel has..."
(select all that apply)
Below is a skin sample under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the skin has..."
(select all that apply)
Below is salt under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the salt has..."
(select all that apply)
Below is a plant stem under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the plant stem has..."
(select all that apply)
Below is pencil lead under a microscope. What do you see?

Sentence stem: "I see that the pencil lead has..."
(select all that apply)
First Part of Cell Theory

All living things are made of...
Sort these into Unicellular (one cell) and Multicellular (many cells).
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2 Items
2 Items
Second Part of Cell Theory
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__________ are the basic unit (building block) for all living things.
How many cells are at 0 hours?

What is happening over time?

Where do you think the new cells came from?

Sentence Stem: "I think the cells came from..."
Third Part of Cell Theory

All cells come from ____________ cells.