Hannah Williams

Micro Teach
October 5th, 2016
Biology: Grade 9-10

Comparing and Contrasting Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes

Objective: The student will analyze the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells by
comparing and contrasting their cellular parts.

Common Core Standard: Strand 4: Concept 1: PO 2

Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 1: The Cell: Understand the role of the cell and cellular processes.
PO 2. Compare the form and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their cellular
components.

ISTE Standard: Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their
practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

The students will be using clickers as a we do activity to determine if they have retained the
information.

Anticipatory Set: Remember the different organelles that make up a cell? Please answer the
following questions.

What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

What is the function of a centriole?

What is the function of a vacuole?

What is the function of the nucleus?

Go over correct functions of organelles by calling on students randomly using Ask-Pause-Call.

Transition Statement

Today were going to learn about cells that do not contain these organelles, and how they differ
in form and function from the eukaryotes we have already learned about. Please take notes of
the power point that is provided.

Information:
I Do: Well break the differences up between structural and functional differences.
One of the most obvious differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is their size.
Eukaryotes are much larger. Theyre usually anywhere between 10 and 100 micrometers in
diameter. Prokaryotes are usually no bigger than 2 micrometers, but can be as small as two
tenths of a micrometer! Other than size, the biggest divide between the two cells is that, like we
previously discussed, prokaryotes dont have membrane bound organelles. This means they
dont have the endoplasmic reticulum factories, the lysosome demolition crews, or the golgi
apparatus that is essentially a UPS store. Also, while cell walls in eukaryotes are only found in

plants and fungi, many prokaryotes have cells walls. The cell walls are often what gives the
cells their shape. The cylinder shaped prokaryotes, like this one here, have whats called the
bacillus shape. Finally, we know from previous classes that eukaryotes have multiple X-shaped
chromosomes, but prokaryotes only have a single, circular chromosome. I know some of you
may be thinking, But Mr. McKee! Theres no ring in that picture, its just a jumble! Thats true,
but if you were to straighten it out, it would form a loop. Also, remember that the only time that
chromosomes are condensed and easily visible is during cell division, which bring me to our
next topic.

Activity
For this particular activity, students will sit next to and work with their protein partners. They will
each need their notes, a writing utensil, and a two sheets of paper per group. The students will
have 5 minutes to work in pairs and create two identical venn diagrams and find all the
similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. When the five minutes are
up the students will respond to the verbal cue Males and females by putting their writing
utensils down and giving their attention to the teacher. Then, using a random calling exercise,
each group will be asked to share a similarity or difference between the two cell types. These
results will be copied onto a master venn diagram on the board so that any students who are
missing information can copy it to their diagram.

Closure:
The students will draw pictures of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell on the note cards given.
They will draw as many organelles in the cells that they can.

Materials:
-2 pieces of paper

-Note card
-Writing utensil
-Power Point

Assessment:
List three similarities and three differences of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
True or False:
Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus.

True / False

Eukaryotes have less organelles than Prokaryotes

True / False