Nature & science · 6th Grade (11-12)

Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes — 6th Grade (ages 11-12)

Practice Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes with curriculum-aligned exercises for 6th Grade (ages 11-12). The exercises are grouped by sub-topic so kids can work through them in order or skip straight to the area they need.

24 exercises

Topics in this module

Connect the idea of cells to growth, repair, and healing of the body.

Recognise that different cells have different shapes and jobs (muscle, nerve, blood, root hair cells).

Distinguish between single-celled and many-celled organisms using simple examples.

Explain in simple terms that respiration in cells releases energy from food using oxygen.

Distinguish between breathing (lungs) and cellular respiration (in cells) at a conceptual level.

Use or simulate a basic microscope observation to see simple prepared slides (onion skin, leaf).

Identify basic parts of a simple animal cell and plant cell (cell membrane, nucleus; plus cell wall, chloroplasts in plants) in diagrams.

Understand that all living things are made of cells, too small to see with the naked eye.

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