Cellular Biology
This is a four week course meeting twice a week where we cover the cell, cellular energy and cellular organelles. This ends with a project on cells and a presentation to the rest of the class.
Rick Hughes
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(25)
What's included
8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
- This course is a great introduction to Cellular Biology. - This courses reading level is approximately 8th-9th grade complexity reading level. - This is similar to a 9th grade High School Biology course. In Advance of the class day - The student will need to read a PDF file, watch a video, or follow a web links that I will make available. It is always suggested the student take notes. - The student will need to answer 6-10 comprehension questions over the material and email it to me (the teacher). - I will grade and reply as soon as possible. The answers are the students way of letting me know they understand the material. You are only counted down for not turning them in. On the class day - I normally do not have time to grade questions on the class day. Please turn them in at least one day before we meet. - I will review and expand on the material in a Zoom lecture format. - I will facilitate a discussion over the reading material to reinforce the ideas and concepts. At the End of Class - I will present the material over the next section of study. - I will present the comprehension questions over the next section.
Learning Goals
Session One: Three Types of Foods, How Cells Lead to Growth and Development
Learning Goals: You are what you eat, how it is your fuel and what your body does with it.
Session Two: Cellular Energy
Learning Goals: Where does ATP come from, where does it go, why we need it.
Session Three: Water and Diffusion
Learning Goals: Fluid movement of material in and out of the cell
Session Four: Plasma Membrane
Learning Goals: Why does semi-permeable membrane mean and why it is important.
Session Five: Organelles, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotes
Learning Goals: What is an organelles, what does it do, and where you find them.
Session Six: Project Examples and Cell Model description
Learning Goals: Did you learn what you needed to learn?
Session Seven: Cell Model Student Presentations
Learning Goals: Can the student take theoretical knowledge and turn it into a 3D model.
Session Eight: Organelles found in different cell types, cell specialties.
Learning Goals: the student will show the class there cell model, present the parts, and describe what they do for the whole cell.
Incidental skills learned: reading for comprehensions, note taking, revising notes, model building, and oral presentation skills.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Content appropriate for more mature parents and students. Everything in High School appropriate. Content is age appropriate and focused specifically on biological concepts and cells.
Supply List
I will provide reading material. The student will need to email me the reading question. This must go to my email and NOT a third party system like Google Drive or another file storage system. My email address is pennteach@gmail.com For the student presentation at the end of the course, the student will need to create a 3D model of a cell. A power point presentation is NOT a 3D model. Students should not need to purchase any items for their 3D cell model. I will provide them ideas of items around the household that they could use to create a 3-D cell model.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I will provide PFD’s of the material in the class. Homework material will include reading materials in the form of PDF files (book chapters) that I will make available. Additional research is not necessary.
Joined April, 2020
4.9
25reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Indiana Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Indiana University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Indiana University
I graduated from IU with a Secondary Education Degree. I taught in Private Schools and Public Schools. I have completed most of my Masters Degree between Notre Dame University and their sister school St. Marys University. I then moved on to tutor high risk students one-on-one that were involved with Juvenile Justice or had academic challenges that could not be met in a traditional classroom or a general special education class room. We may be talking about X and Y chromosomes in my classes. The focus will be on the Biological impact and secondary sex organs (Testicles and Ovaries) and the hormones generated in those Organs (Testosterone and Esterogine).Reviews
Live Group Class
$4
weekly2x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
2-8 learners per class
