This document contains information about learning outcomes and activities related to plant cell structure and function: - The learning outcomes include labeling plant cell structures, describing their functions, evaluating importance, writing the photosynthesis equation, drawing plant cells, calculating magnification, and comparing staining methods. - Activity 1 focuses on identifying and explaining plant cell parts, including the nucleus, chloroplasts, vacuoles, cell walls, and cytoplasm. Activity 2 involves drawing and observing plant cells under a microscope using different stains. - Questions provided guide students to label diagrams, calculate magnification, describe functions, and explain why certain structures are present in plant cells but not animal cells.

1. Learning outcomes (activity 1)
Low
• Label the structures found in a plant cell
Mid
• Describe the functions of each structure found in a plant cell.
High
• Evaluate the importance each structure plays in a plant cell
GCSE
• Write down the word equation for photosynthesis
Key Words - Vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall, cytoplasm, cell
membrane, nucleus

2. 1.3b Plant cells
• LO: Describe the structure and function of a plant cell.
Nucleus Chloroplast
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Cell wall
Cell membrane

3. Plant cell review
Low
• Label the structures found in
a plant cell
Mid
• Describe the functions of
each structure found in a
plant cell.
High
• Evaluate the importance each
structure plays in a plant cell
GCSE
• Write down the word equation
for photosynthesis
Key Words - Vacuole, chloroplast,
cell wall, cytoplasm, cell membrane,
nucleus
 Draw a line to match the parts of
the cell to the correct cell.
 Highlight the three parts that are
found only in a plant cell
 How can we see a cell?
 Draw and label a plant leaf cell
 Describe the function of the cell
wall, vacuole and chloroplast
 Which two parts of the cell are
found inside the cytoplasm?
 What main substances are allowed
through the cell membrane
 Draw and label a plant leaf cell
 Which cell do you think will be
larger – a plant cell or an animal
cell? Explain your answer
 Why do you think plant cells need
extra structures that are not
found in animal cells?

4. Learning outcomes (activity 2)
Low
• Draw a scientific drawing of a group of cells
Mid
• Calculate total magnification of the plant cell
High
• Compare which stain is most suitable for a onion cell
GCSE
• Describe how plant cells receive the two reactants for
photosynthesis.
Key Words - Vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall, cytoplasm, cell
membrane, nucleus

5. 1.3b Plant cells
• LO: Describe the structure and function of a plant cell.

6. Viewing plant cells
Low
• Draw a scientific drawing of a
group of cells
Mid
• Calculate total magnification
of the plant cell
High
• Compare which stain is most
suitable for a onion cell
GCSE
• Describe how plant cells
receive the two reactants for
photosynthesis.
Key Words - Vacuole, chloroplast,
cell wall, cytoplasm, cell membrane,
nucleus
 Draw a group of plant cells
 Use a sharp pencil
 Don’t colour/shade in any parts of
the drawing
 Give your drawing a heading
 Draw the specimen in a rectangle
not a circle
 Label each structure
 Calculate total magnification of the
plant cell
 Prepare two slides of an onion cell
correctly
 Stain one sample with iodine and
the other with methylene blue
 Which stain is most suitable for
an onion cell? Which one can you
see the nucleus?
 Draw a scientific diagram of a
group of cells for each stain

7. 1.3b Plant cells
• LO: Describe the structure and function of a plant cell.
Why aren’t onion
cells green?
Why are these
structures present on a
leaf?
?

8. Learning outcomes
• LO: Describe the structure and function of a plant cell.
1. Which outcome are
you most confident
with?
2. What Band do you
believe you
confidently achieved
today?
3. What outcome would
you like to improve
your knowledge on?
Low
• Label an animal cell and a plant cell.
Mid
• Compare and contrast the similarities
and differences between plant cells
and animal cells, and use a microscope
independently to make observations.
High
• Describe the functions of the nucleus,
cell membrane, mitochondria,
cytoplasm, cell wall, vacuole and
chloroplast.
GCSE
• Recall the word equation fo respiration
and state where this process takes
place within the cell.