At School 2 in Paterson NJ, fourth grade students engaged in a project-based learning activity (PBL) to learn about cells in their unit “Living Things.” Using diagrams of cells the students identified the various parts of the cell, and compared and contrasted the parts of plant and animal cells.
The vocabulary and concepts were reinforced by a hands-on art/science activity in which students, working in pairs, created 3D models of their cells.
Upon completion of the project students discussed their cell projects in front of the class, both in terms of the scientific concepts and terminology, and the elements of art.