3.27 CELL-ebration of Bones and Organs
“CELL-ebration of Bones and Organs” is a large-group mentoring lesson from the National FFA Grow Your PALS Program Guide (Lesson 3.27). Through hands-on activities—building marshmallow figures, tracing and labeling a human body with bone and organ cutouts, and constructing a clay model of a cell—students learn the major bones and their locations, key organs, and the major parts of the cell.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Name the major bones in the human body and their location.
- Identify key organs.
- Diagram the major parts of the cell.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Materials
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- Marshmallows – 3-4 per student
- Toothpicks – 3-4 per student
- Party hat for teacher and all students
- Butcher paper
- Tape
- Markers
- PALS3.27.LG.AS.A – Large cutouts of major bones from diagram attached for each group
- PALS3.27.LG.AS.B – Large cutouts of major organs from diagrams attached for each group
- Clay, buttons, crafts, etc. for each group
- Party horn for teacher
- PALS3.27.LG.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Unit
- Miscellaneous
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- A1. Work independently and in groups to get things done; A5. Communicate effectively with others; F. Continuous Improvement; F5. Acquire new knowledge
- Key Terms
- Cell
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.K-4.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives