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LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

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Levels&of&Organiza0onLet’s&Build:

From Cell to

Organism

Learning  the  levels  of  organiza1on  with  a  fun  cut-­‐and-­‐paste  ac1vity  that  works  well  on  its  own  or  in  an  interac1ve  notebook!    This  file  contains  all  you  need  to  create  a  chart  detailing  the  levels  of  organiza1on  of  living  things,  including  picture,  term  and  defini1on.    A  black  and  white  version  of  the  completed  chart,  a  color  version  of  the  completed  chart  and  the  student  version  of  the  chart  are  all  included.        In  the  student  version,  the  pictures,  terms  and  defini1ons  are  all  mixed  up.    They  need  to  be  colored,  cut  and  sorted  before  being  glued  onto  the  page  with  the  empty  boxes.    I  have  also  included  arrows  so  students  can  see  that  organiza1on  moves  in  a  set  order  (cell,  1ssue,  organ,  organ  system  and  organism).  

I  then  have  the  students  cut  out  the  boxes  and  glue  them  in  the  correct  order  on  the  page  of  empty  boxes,  adding  the  arrows  at  the  very  end.  The  final  product  should  look  something  like  this:  

*An  anchor  chart  version  of  this  ac1vity  can  be  found  at  my  store…  www.teacherspayteachers/Store/A-­‐House-­‐Called-­‐Home  

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ASer  introducing  the  topic,  I  have  my  students  color  the  boxes  that  will  be  cut  and  pasted  (the  ones  with  the  dashed  lines).    For  example,  I  have  them  color  the  picture,  term  and  defini1on  of  cell  all  green.    ASer  this  step  their  paper  should  resemble  this:    

Tissue  

Cell  

Organ  

Organ  System  

Organism  

A  group  of  cells  that  work  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Two  or  more  1ssues  working  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Organs  that  work  together  to  perform  a  

task  

A  living  thing  

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

Basic  unit  of  structure  and  func1on  in  an  organism  

Tissue  

Cell  

Organ  

Organ  System  

Organism  

A  group  of  cells  that  work  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Two  or  more  1ssues  working  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Organs  that  work  together  to  

perform  a  task  

A  living  thing  

LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

Basic  unit  of  structure  and  func1on  in  an  organism  

Picture   Term   Defini1on  LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

Name:_________________________________________________    Date:_________________  

Tissue  

Cell  

Organ  

Organ  System  

Organism  

Basic  unit  of  structure  and  func1on  in  an  organism  

A  group  of  cells  that  work  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Two  or  more  1ssues  working  together  to  

perform  a  task  

Organs  that  work  together  to  

perform  a  task  

A  living  thing  

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Golgi%Body%

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Nucleus%

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Mitochondria%

powerhouse%of%the%cell,%produces%energy%

Cytoplasm%

%fluid%that%fills%the%cell%

Cell%Membrane%

controls%what%enters%and%leaves%the%cell%

Chloroplast%

converts%energy%to%food%for%the%cell%

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