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What makes up a living creature?
Pumpkin stem: http://www.microbehunter.com/pumpkin-stem/
Microbes: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2008-062/
Various insects:
As you explore through virtual microscopes, record each object you observe.
Cell staining tool: http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/lab-data-management-analysis-software/lab-apps/cell-staining-tool.html
Moon rock: http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/microscope/sections/74220/
Other living and nonliving items: http://www.virtualmicroscope.org/collections
Microscope observations chart: https://stem.schooldatebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Discovering-Cells-imagine.pdf
Document your observations in a chart and examine new images. Determine whether the new culture you’re looking at is human.
Example images:
- Monkey fat cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/39063
- Baby rat heart cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/48106
- Human lung cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/44701
- Insect wing cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/11465
Predictions chart: https://stem.schooldatebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Discovering-Cells-plan.pdf
In your team, establish criteria for determining what a culture is.
Virtual cell identifier: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Note: requires Adobe Flash Player
Share your work with the class; then, discuss how pathologists impact our well-being.
Pathology career videos:
- What is pathology? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snYzE_hTCKs
- Plant pathology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzTE3StOHlQ&feature=youtu.be
STEM Career: Pathologist
Pathologists are medical doctors who study and test human tissues for signs of disease. They take blood or tissue samples, investigate what they see, and apply their analytical skills; they then diagnose and treat diseases.
Tools of the Trade
Microtomes, tissue processors, microscopes
Education Required
A bachelor’s degree, medical degree, pathology residency, and licensure
ASK
What makes up a living creature?
Pumpkin stem: http://www.microbehunter.com/pumpkin-stem/
Microbes: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2008-062/
Various insects:
IMAGINE
As you explore through virtual microscopes, record each object you observe.
Cell staining tool: http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/lab-data-management-analysis-software/lab-apps/cell-staining-tool.html
Moon rock: http://projects.kmi.open.ac.uk/microscope/sections/74220/
Other living and nonliving items: http://www.virtualmicroscope.org/collections
Microscope observations chart: https://stem.schooldatebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Discovering-Cells-imagine.pdf
PLAN
Document your observations in a chart and examine new images. Determine whether the new culture you're looking at is human.
Example images:
- Monkey fat cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/39063
- Baby rat heart cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/48106
- Human lung cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/44701
- Insect wing cells: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/11465
Predictions chart: https://stem.schooldatebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Discovering-Cells-plan.pdf
CREATE
In your team, establish criteria for determining what a culture is.
Virtual cell identifier: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Note: requires Adobe Flash Player
IMPROVE
Share your work with the class; then, discuss how pathologists impact our well-being.
Pathology career videos:
- What is pathology? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snYzE_hTCKs
- Plant pathology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzTE3StOHlQ&feature=youtu.be
CAREER CONNECTION
STEM Career: Pathologist
Pathologists are medical doctors who study and test human tissues for signs of disease. They take blood or tissue samples, investigate what they see, and apply their analytical skills; they then diagnose and treat diseases.
Tools of the Trade
Microtomes, tissue processors, microscopes
Education Required
A bachelor's degree, medical degree, pathology residency, and licensure